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A comment on $30 Toll to Use Express Lanes. Parent comment

Re:$30 Toll to Use Express Lanes by aninhumer on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:27AM (#13337574)
>You've got to tell me the point at which you get the best speed at the best price.

What does that even mean?

People value speed differently, and so are being charged differently. If people value speed highly enough, they can pay for the express lane, and if they don't they can take a presumably slower non-express lane. Making this distinction allows everyone to get closer to their own individual "best speed at the best price".

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Re:$30 Toll to Use Express Lanes by denzil_correa on Friday January 06, 2017 @11:58AM (#13337887)
It means that $30 may or may not be the optimal price. People may value the same facility at $1 or $100. The onus is on the entity who justifies the price to prove that $30 is indeed the best price point. At this moment, I've seen no justification for the $30 price point.
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Re:$30 Toll to Use Express Lanes by aninhumer on Friday January 06, 2017 @12:29PM (#13338205)
Optimal in what sense?
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