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You know she did her experiment to make a comment about white people being lawful. I wonder if she really did it. Who goes to the entrance to count people en route to their destination?

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how much are fare evaders really cutting into revenue or making the travel experience less pleasant? It’s not like paying riders are fighting for a seat with freeloaders.

If an entity is struggling financially, every bit of lost income gets felt.

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Public transit should be no charge and run 24/7.

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“But… but… if we make something free, then it might get used by people who don’t deserve it! Or taxes. Look, we’re still workshopping this.” — Capitalism

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We plan our cities so that people need to travel to get to work, to go grocery shopping, to go to school, to go to parks or places of interest, then we get surprised that some poor people ride free.

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I moved back to DC two weeks ago and ride metro and/or bus every day. It's actually shocking how many fare jumpers there are. I mean, the effort to save $2 is crazy.

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She did it while wearing a tee-shirt emblazoned with "Kiss Me, I'm Racist."

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I am really really doubting the 22 fare jumpers in 5 minute number

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Here-here! My driver takes me into the city should I need to go. The fuckall if I'm paying for you poors to get around.

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In this day and age if this was a thing wouldn’t there be you tube videos of this wonton farejumping? Should be much easier to videograph than Amazon paying $0 in taxes.

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She’s drunk and seeing double, at least?

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How does a wonton jump?

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🫠 🤦‍♂️ wanton loldisqus is doing something weird where I can’t even get to the post to edit it.

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I figured but couldn't resist the image of a jumping wonton.

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Don't understand how the staten Island ferry (which is by far the best way to travel to Manhatten imo) can be free and subways aren't

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