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A comment on The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions. Parent comment

Re:The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions by jasonwocky on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @10:05PM (#5529503)
> What I don't get is why a city as dense as NYC supports any transportation method that puts a few individuals above the public good.

Well, for one thing, NYC is answerable to NYS. Lots of people commute into NYC from its suburbs, they like to drive, and they do vote.

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Re:The Tyranny of Taxi Medallions by malandrew on Wednesday April 10, 2013 @11:06PM (#5529740)
There's a solution for that. Grand Central Station. Thousands upon thousands of people commute to NYC by train everyday, leaving their cars at the suburban train station parking lot.
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