[PRCo] Re: Upcoming Bus/Rail Cuts and Higher Fares at PATransit

[Derrick Brashear]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Phillip Clark Campbell
<pcc_sr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Mr.Brashear,
> The reason we have 'public' authorities today is because it
> was claimed that private ones were not working isn't it.
> This is like asking: 'what is the root of all evil?' where the
> response is: 'money.'  This is wrong isn't it.  It is the 'love of
> money' that is the root of evil.  The system is inert; it is 'we
> the people' behind the system that fail.
>
> Your other ideas are interesting except taxing Dui for the benefit
> of transit doesn't solve the drinking and possible deaths
> involved.

not taxing. the point is the DUIs happen now. so instead of having the fines
go to something which will never get the drivers off the road, use it
productively.
then, once you have done so, you have also created a self-sustaining market.

> It is not at all addressing the issue but taking
> advantage of it.  In fact it might be argued such a tax / surcharge
> or whatever other spin is actually participation in the crime.
>
>
> Phil
>
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> ________________________________
>  From: Derrick Brashear <shadow at gmail.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:10 PM
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Upcoming Bus/Rail Cuts and Higher Fares at PATransit
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Fred Schneider
> <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Thanks Herb.
>>
>> It is sad but not unexpected news.
>>
>> I see we are back to blaming the state for not solving Pittsburgh's funding crisis.
>
> The answer will be privatize, I am sure. Cab's system's private.
> That's working out really well.
>
>



-- 
Derrick