The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget

Re:The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget by Klinky on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @01:14PM (#3920115)

I was poor growing up. Rarely did we take a cab. We were lucky to have a decent bus system that was $0.50 and would take you all around the small town we lived. The fact is that we were so poor there is no way we could have paid the taxi fare & taxis don't take food stamps.

I do understand that public transit is not available for everyone, but for people who are impoverished, often the $10 - $20 for a cab ride isn't available either.

Honestly the inclusion of him helping the impoverished and old ladies just seems to be him buttering up his image for the story.

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Re:The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget by afterburner on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @03:20PM (#3920674)

Clearly in a small town with good bus service, a taxi would rarely be needed for things you need a car for.

But there are plenty of large towns and cities that have terrible bus service.

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Re:The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget by Klinky on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @04:55PM (#3921150)

I would still find it unlikely that a poor person could keep a regular taxicab habit going unless they were bailing on fares.

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