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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by amanaplanacanal on Sunday November 23, 2025 @10:52PM (#46030187)
Gas taxes don't come close to paying for roads. Roads are massively subsidized out of general taxes.
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by josephcsible on Sunday November 23, 2025 @11:38PM (#46030434)
Fares don't come close to paying for public transit. Public transit is massively subsidized out of general taxes.

And besides, the comment upthread said "some", not "all".

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by ljlolel on Monday November 24, 2025 @12:02AM (#46030556)
The cars have way way more negative externalities
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