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this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2024
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This might surprise you but people who have lots of money still generally like to save money when they can. If mass transit is appealing enough people won't want to spend a lot of money to avoid it.
And in the process, you've now kicked the poors off the road.
I don't know what gives you the idea that poor people can afford to drive in New York City in the first place. Do you have any idea how expensive parking is?
That's fair. I suppose I was criticizing the concept more generally, not solely with NYC in mind.