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Re:The German group buying ticket dodgers out of prison by Arnt on Thursday September 28, 2023 @06:32AM (#37687651)
That's misleading wording. The political reason for discontinuing was that it was started as a limited-time, limited-cost experiment.

I feel very strongly that states should be able to run limited-time, limited-cost experiment, even big expensive ones like this. That requires that people accept that the experiment ends, and do not expect it to be a new norm. If people expect an experiment to last forever, then it'll be too difficult to agree on what the next experiment may be.

Besides, I feel that it's stupid to think that the terms/rules which were chosen quickly for an experiment happen to be the best ones for the long-term future. If anyone says so, I think that implies that they haven't really studied what happened in the experiment.

Re:The German group buying ticket dodgers out of prison by Semaphor on Thursday September 28, 2023 @06:40AM (#37687705)
While I generally agree with you, I think a lot of anger comes from the amount spent on cars (including for the Dienstwagenprivileg) and roads, versus how much is considered "too expensive" regarding public transport.
Re:The German group buying ticket dodgers out of prison by MandieD on Thursday September 28, 2023 @07:51AM (#37688256)
And Dienstwagenprivileg really is a privilege: it's usually only for people whose jobs involve a lot of driving (sales or consulting) or as a perk for managers.