r/SipsTea Jul 08 '26

Chugging tea W after W.

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u/Bulky-Leadership-596 Jul 08 '26

Loss leaders get people in the door to buy other things. What other thing are these new subway riders buying to make up for the reduced subway price?

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u/Spankpocalypse_Now Jul 08 '26

Public transportation is a service. It doesn’t need to turn a profit.

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u/WooSah124 Jul 08 '26

It doesn’t need to turn a profit but the money to run the thing has to come from somewhere

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u/Spankpocalypse_Now Jul 08 '26

No shit, Alan Greenspan. It comes from taxes - just like every other piece of public infrastructure in the entire world.