News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Spain will introduce free train travel. Parent comment

Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by FrenchDevRemote on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:06PM (#32205865)
>We don't expect other parts of the government to turn a profit. Why transportation?

Because it's on demand, and a significant part of it is recreational, if every means of transportation was free, even just in a state or country, people would move a lot more and the cost would be astronomical

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by solarkraft on Saturday July 23, 2022 @02:11PM (#32205925)
Car travel is often recreational, yet roads are typically not expected to make money; they're simply seen as something to enable economic activity and increase quality of life.

Where's the difference?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by FrenchDevRemote on Saturday July 23, 2022 @03:58PM (#32207031)
Huge taxes on cars, oil, highways aren't always free, parking is expensive.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by frosted-flakes on Saturday July 23, 2022 @04:13PM (#32207166)
Parking is free nearly everywhere, highways are free nearly everywhere, and the US hardly taxes and cars at all compared to the rest of the developed world.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by tylergetsay on Saturday July 23, 2022 @05:08PM (#32207584) 

   Even today gas is taxed at almost 10%, every car on the road pays hundreds in fees for registration every year.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by frosted-flakes on Saturday July 23, 2022 @06:51PM (#32208367)
Yes, that's what I said. The US hardly taxes cars at all compared to the rest of the developed world.
[ Parent | on HN ]