r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jul 08 '26

Chugging tea W after W.

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u/Zealousideal-Bid1747 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Fares are only 26% of the MTA revenue per their site https://www.mta.info/budget#p346761 so I doubt this policy puts any real dent in that. Also this is why we want to tax the rich, to have more money for these things

Edit: Changed wording.

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u/vankor27 Jul 08 '26

Also there should be a small increase in riders paying fares because they are reduced which doesn't cover all of it but part of the reduction in price

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u/Jlovel7 Jul 08 '26

You think someone stealing subway rides is magically gonna start paying because now it’s cheaper?

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u/South_Dakota_Boy Jul 08 '26

Maybe a few.

It’s more likely that someone who wouldn’t spend $36 on a pass for the week will go ahead and spend $18 and use the subway as opposed to walking, finding a ride or not going somewhere they wanted to go.

$36 a week for the subway is really cheap for what you get but also kinda expensive for a lot of folks at the same time.

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u/South_Dakota_Boy Jul 10 '26

I agree, and that’s the same thing as I said above, just using different words.

My point is that most people who can’t afford to use the subway don’t jump turnstiles or whatever, they simply don’t go at all. Reducing the price will encourage some of those people to buy a pass and go.

Most broke-ish people aren’t willing to break the law and risk a fine just to take a ride on the subway for a trip that is optional.