S7 Stock to Barking
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:51:54 +0000
Recliner wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:39:11 +0000, Paul Corfield
Of course it is. I thought, given your stated political leanings, that
you would fully support fares increasing and revenue being maximised
so subsidy is as low as possible. I don't see flat fares on the tube
being helpful in terms of subsidy reduction.
From memory, Boltar describes himself as right wing on social issues,
but left wing on economic ones. So he probably approves of public
Pretty much.
transport subsidy, as long as it's targeted only at people he approves
of (white adult British males) but not those he doesn't (eg,
immigrants, women, gays, etc, etc).
Now you're just being silly.
The fact is that since other critical infrastructure in the UK is subsidised
by the public purse I see no reason why the underground shouldn't be to a
greater extent either. I suspect the same people who champion rail travellers
paying through the nose to lessen subsidy are the same people who would baulk
at the sort of PAYG road pricing thats been mooted by the government even
though in principal its exactly the same thing. The road tax as it exists
at the moment is to all intents and purposes a flat fare.
Actually, we agree on this point.
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