"Fred Dehl" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in
nk.net:

In Europe, they have better transit, and
is reasonable. In 2001 the Metro in Paris costs about .75 Euro to go
anywhere in the major metropolitan area of Paris.

"Costs" is not the accurate term. "Charges" is correct. There are
massive taxpayer subsidies of every mass transit system in the world.

The lie that mass transit "costs" "only" fill in the fare the rider pays
here is nothing more than that: a lie.

I do not say the ticket charges were xxx, I say the ticket cost me xxx.
Semantics. Of course there are massive subsidies. BART, the SF Bay area
mass transit, has a strike or threatened strike every time the contract
comes up for renewal. So a train driver, or station agent is making $80k +
benefits. GED required. Most of the taxpayers, think they should be fired
if they strike. Just like the air traffic controllers.