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| Seattle bus fares now 'needs based.' |
| 2015-03-05 |
[Forbes] “I would characterize this as a safety valve,” said Dow Constantine, the King County executive and chairman of Sound Transit, a transportation agency serving multiple counties in the region. From 1999 to 2012, Mr. Constantine said, 95 percent of the new households in King County have been either rich or poor, earning more than $125,000 a year or less than $33,000, with hardly anything in between. That is a stunning split of economic status. Apparently poorer people can’t afford to live in Seattle, one of the country’s homes of tech wealth, and they commute in from outlying areas. The higher fares are too much for them to afford, so essentially the region is subsidizing transportation to ensure that the people doing really well continue to get their lattes. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 I'm pretty sure 'free rides on public transportation' is mentioned several times in the various treaties Proc. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-03-05 17:03 |
| #7 ...I look forward to the Duwamish, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie, Tulalip, and Puyallup Nations claiming their 'oppressed peoples' free ride tickets. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-05 15:27 |
| #6 Verification of "need" will require what documentation, or will it involve a presumptive racial component to fit with the "white privilege" mantra currently en vogue along with blatant socialism? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2015-03-05 15:06 |
| #5 My son just moved up there. He pays 1600$ for a 2 bedroom apartment. not even in the city proper. |
| Posted by: texhooey 2015-03-05 10:01 |
| #4 It's always easier to spend Other Peoples money. Government enforcement of morality. Gee, it's wrong when the other people do it, but its OK for the Left to do it. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-03-05 08:30 |
| #3 Considering MS, Intel, and the like have private busses, this is mostly about making sure that the food franchise and lawn care help go do their jobs. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-03-05 08:04 |
| #2 "I need to go downtown." "OK, have a seat." |
| Posted by: Grunter 2015-03-05 07:52 |
| #1 Takers versus Givers. Based on the voting results in Seattle I can only assume the takers out number the givers. Any thoughts to having the rich pay more but sit in the back of the bus? |
| Posted by: Airandee 2015-03-05 07:15 |