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Re:Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a singl... by bckygldstn on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:47AM (#28707697)
I've lived in a place with a system like this. The people who jump off were mostly students and people for whom tickets represented a significant expense.

The lax rules and clearly uniformed agents were seen partly as progressive price discrimination, giving free access to public transport to those who really need it.

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Re:Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a singl... by djrogers on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:52AM (#28707766)
That sounds like the worst possible outcome - you're literally teaching that poor people either don't have to be honest or are expected to be dishonest.

I would hate to live in a society formed by that ethos...

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Re:Klimaticket: All public transport in Austria with a singl... by GuuD on Thursday September 30, 2021 @12:06PM (#28707942)
In a more broad way — it’s also a tax on conscience. Bonkers.
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