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Originally Posted by cabotp
Even if we assume that car drivers subsidize transit the most.
The bigger question is. "Are car drivers actually paying the true amount of what it costs to drive their cars?"
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Transit isn't going to pay for itself based on fares.
Drivers (truckers, etc.) aren't going to be paying for the complete cost of building and maintaining roadways. I doubt cyclists do either.
Patients don't pay for the full cost of healthcare.
Parents don't pay for the full cost of schooling.
Welfare recipients don't pay the full cost of their benefits.
Library and community centre users don't pay for the full cost of those services.
I don't really think that you should expect users to foot the entire bill of some types of costs like infrastructure or social services costs.
Even if you don't drive, roads benefit the community at large by allowing goods movement, fire, ambulance and police response, as well as transit services.
The fact of the matter is - as a taxpayer, you pay for "stuff" that you don't use (and in some case (like welfare) hopefully never use).