Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation

Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation by mpweiher on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:34AM (#17108032)

> So that's more like €83 per month public transit. In comparison, a 30 day pass in Tallinn costs €23, or €8.50 for students.

You are comparing the total cost with the heavily subsidized end user price, which doesn't make any sense.

What a scheme like this does is move all of the cost to the subsidy, instead of just most of it, by eliminating the end user price.

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Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation by swebs on Saturday May 19, 2018 @10:39AM (#17108054)

I'm comparing the options given. Perhaps they should raise the monthly price for non-residents from €23 since there's no reason for residents to subsidize it.

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Re:Estonia plans to become a free public transport nation by aleksei on Saturday May 19, 2018 @01:26PM (#17108792)

Note that non-residents probably already bring in enough money to the economy to cover the cost of some bus/tram rides, even if they're not explicitly charged for them.

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