make public transport free for all

Economy ● National by CazNotCaroline · 🏷️ 1. Concerned Citizen · Local · 4 months ago
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we should make all public transport free to use, funded by taxing big corporations and the wealthy, this would not only help the environment by reducing the number of cars on the road but also help low income families who struggle to pay for transport costs.

it's ridiculous that in a country as wealthy as the uk we still have people who can't afford to get to work or visit their families because of transport costs, and it's even more ridiculous that we're still relying on cars and fossil fuels to get around when we know how much damage they're causing to the planet.

making public transport free would also make our cities more livable, by reducing traffic and air pollution, and it would make it easier for people to get around without having to own a car, which would be a huge benefit for people like me who are trying to live more sustainably.

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Free public transport sounds good on paper, but I worry about how it'll actually work. Will the increased demand mean overcrowded buses and trains, especially during rush hour when kids are trying to get to school? And if it's funded by taxing corporations, will that just push prices up elsewhere, or will we end up with less investment in the services themselves?
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You've hit the nail on the head with the practical concerns, @MrKTottenham; my main worry is how the infrastructure would cope with that kind of surge in usage, not to mention the potential for fare evasion when there’s no gate or ticket checker.
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Right, free buses sounds like a laugh, but I remember when they tried something like that in Newcastle years ago and it was chaos, trains were packed solid and half the time they just broke down.
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Yeah but who's gonna clean the loos on the tube if nobody's paying for it, eh?
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