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Die-Nacht t1_jcmoike wrote

The fares should NOT cover the total cost of the system. No transit system works like that.

The simple fact is that transportation has to be subsidized, it can't ever be "profitable". And that's all transportation, even private car usage is heavily subsidized.

One of the big reasons public transit sucks in this country is that we keep demanding that it be profitable, all while not demanding the same from other forms of transport (aka, the car industry).

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Petielo t1_jcmni56 wrote

Recommend Me a Good Brick Contractor Please

I need a brick contractor that will work in Queens. Things I need are brick pointing, lentil replacement, porch remodel, exterior waterproofing, etc. If there’s a better sub to post this in please let me know. Thanks.

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lilflor t1_jcmmlj7 wrote

You should be able to take the AirTran from Jamaica LIRR station to terminal 8 - then go to arrivals floor and people usually come out from only one door area from customs/luggage so you if you get there earlier you’ll be able to spot him.

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payeco t1_jcmmkdy wrote

Don’t forget the corporate parent of the MTR has massive real estate holdings in HK which they use to fund operations and expansions. A bit hyperbolic but it would be like if the state gave the MTA Hudson Yards before it was built and told them profits from building there must go towards the subway.

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VenetaBirdSong t1_jcmjzxh wrote

We’re on the same side here. But if you’re going to write something in the first sentence of your first paragraph about two beloved musical heroes who died of ODs, and claim it’s b/c of fent-laced fake pills, I’m going to call BS on that because no one knows the details. I don’t want misinformation spread.

Opioids are bad.

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