Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation
by yani on Saturday May 19, 2018 @08:14AM
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I absolutely support free medical coverage and free education... but I cannot put transportation in the same wagon.
People who say that it is paid by taxes and it is not free are not wrong thou. The article should notnuse free but a different word. The system in nordic countries is wonderful but it is also starting to get abused.
Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation
by icebraining on Saturday May 19, 2018 @08:39AM
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Nothing, except maybe for sunlight, is costless. Someone is always paying. Free means the users don't pay, not that it doesn't cost anyone anything.
Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation
by yani on Saturday May 19, 2018 @09:43AM
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Users dont pay directly. But they still pay via some form. It is actually prepaid in this case
Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation
by icebraining on Saturday May 19, 2018 @09:50AM
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Some users pay, some don't. Not everyone is a net tax payer. And not every tax payer is a user.
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