generalcanada
Senior Member
You really think people are that smart?Capital is not funded from fares and never will be.
Seniors and low income people would oppose getting cheaper passes than they currently have? Are you sure?
Yes, single rides for those groups would be higher, but if you're not in pass territory, (ie. significantly below 40 rides a month) then the impact isn't that substantial, given my proposal lowers the adult fare.
An occasional rider senior pays $2.25 per ride, so my proposal adds .75c, if they take 4 rides per week, or 16 per month, their increase is $12; but for frequent ride senior (40'ish or more rides) my proposal saves $8 per month, and adds 3-hour ride windows as well.
I don't think the challenge is as daunting as you make it seem.
The carbon tax exists and people literally make money from it (me included). But when have you ever heard of someone doing the math?
Remember the homeownership rate of seniors is 70%. They're usually the loudest when it comes to anything tax related
excluding the capital projects, the SOGR is $8 billion. That definitely is funded from fares.