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		my_username_is_ on Aug 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber proposes policy that would pay drivers a mini... There have also been public losses. Transit ridership tends to decrease with increased ridesharing. This means more cars on the roads, less money for public transit, and more pollution.

linuxftw on Aug 29, 2019 [–]

If there was no public transit, there would be private transit. This of course means privatizing roads and not using eminent domain to build transit.

Then, transit will cost exactly what it should cost, and we can lower taxes as well.

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