D.C. free bus bill becomes law as zero-fare transit systems take off
By enforcing a &quot;user pays&quot; model on public transport, we are requiring that the most disadvantaged support their own transport system, which they use to get around to go to jobs to support the wealthy.<p>Meanwhile, the richest people, who are benefitting from the availability and mobility of labour, can afford to move around in luxury vehicles (sometimes driven by others).<p>This is a negative feedback loop which renders public transportation increasingly dangerous and decreasingly effective.<p>If you want to &quot;fund&quot; public transport, you should do it through increased taxation on cars (especially luxury cars) and air travel (in particular private aviation), but ultimately public money doesn&#x27;t necessarily need to be entirely offset through taxation if it&#x27;s federally supplied.<p>There would be a lot to be said for a federal infrastructure spending bill that targeted uniformly effective and free public transport.