The NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000 - Hell Gate
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The massive increase coincided with just a two percent decrease in serious crime.
  • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
    201·
    10 months ago

    That’s the point. Opportunity costs.

    How many criminals, real criminals, could have been arrested and tried for that much money?

    Or how many low income families could have gotten free/subsidized tickets?

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      10 months ago

      How many cars could’ve been removed from the streets by simply letting everybody ride transit for free? That’s the biggest opportunity cost of them all.