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To: mjustice

In mass transit, if the average cost of the ticket is $12.90, doesn’t more passengers result in more revenues? What am I missing?


16 posted on 04/16/2026 5:33:38 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco
In mass transit, if the average cost of the ticket is $12.90, doesn’t more passengers result in more revenues? What am I missing?

$12.90 is only 40-50% of the cost of providing the service. The state (and feds) subsidizes the loss.
19 posted on 04/16/2026 5:39:05 AM PDT by mjustice (Apparently common sense isn't so common.)
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