Sarah Peper 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦Feb 20, 2023

Public transport isn't supposed to make money. It's not even supposed to break even. It's supposed to lose money and to be financed and extended from general taxes because it gives back way more than mere money.

And all the politicians know this because they keep building and maintaining streets for free

Show threadmjfgatesFeb 21, 2023
@jay_peper .. Except roads are paid for via taxes on fuel and on vehicles? It's a huge issue; nobody's sure what to do about it in the face of all the electric cars showing up. In the US, different jurisdictions are trying different stuff; I can't seem to find anything but handwringing about it from the UK.
Show threadJens Ayton
@mjfgates @jay_peper No, roads are paid for by general taxation. Few places if any have enough road and vehicle taxes to cover the costs.
Feb 21, 2023 at 11:15amWeb