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Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by pelasaco on Sunday July 24, 2022 @08:54AM (#32213007)
No they didn't learn about the iteration. Actually they learned, that the populism cannot be sustained (the plan should be named 90 euro ticket 1 euro/day, but for populism they "removed one zero"), again, they borrowed our money to be able to follow a populist agenda, but the Federal government said already that they won't be able to keep up with that: with a ridiculous excuse: "It is not a federal issue, but the federal states are responsible for that" https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/nachfolgemodell-neun-euro-t...

The results until now: 3/4 of the people still driving their cars: https://www.focus.de/auto/news/ergebnis-ueberrascht-umfrage-....

So 2.5 billion euros (actually much more, see https://www.stern.de/panorama/-9-euro-ticket-macht-krank----...) is the most expensive "almost free" train ticket in the world...

Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by Sebb767 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @09:23PM (#32219582)
A (conservative) 25% reduction in car usage for a neglegible fraction of the GDP sounds like a great deal, actually.
Re:Spain will introduce free train travel by kstenerud on Sunday July 24, 2022 @09:19AM (#32213214)
Alright, I can see that you have an axe to grind, so I'll bow out now.