Once again for the people at the back. The purpose of public transport is to transport the public. Making money from doing so is a secondary purpose at best.
Noone talks about the profitability of the motorway network. So why do we do the same for public transport?
From the perspective of the wealthy, taxpayer infrastructure is for their use only.
When taxpayer dollars go to benefit taxpayers who aren't wealthy, it's resented & is data mined for grievance-building.
Then #KochNetwork uses those feelings of grievance to torpedo investments in public transit & high speed rail.
Keeping folks hooked on long commutes using their toxic planet-frying products.
They fund malign influence campaigns.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/koch-activists-phoenix-ban-light-rail
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Nicole Parsons