alphanerd4@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down121cross-posted to: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1468arrow-down1external-linkThe NYPD Spent $150 Million to Catch Farebeaters Who Cost the MTA $104,000hellgatenyc.comalphanerd4@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square52fedilinkcross-posted to: usauthoritarianism@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareAggressivelyPassive@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·8 months agoThat’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?
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months agoHow 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.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoOr even is it worth charging at all?
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?
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.
Or even is it worth charging at all?