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1 posted on 09/03/2019 9:14:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Not seeing anything illegal here.

Unless you can equate this to ticket-scalping?

2 posted on 09/03/2019 9:18:37 AM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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Philly public transportation...I’d rather eat mice and live in the woods.


3 posted on 09/03/2019 9:19:34 AM PDT by EEGator
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The efficiency of government.

“Others, though, argued SEPTA’s fare structure causes the problem. When tokens were still available, a person with $4 in cash could buy two of the fare coins, the cost of a trip there and back again. Without tokens, the person with $4 doesn’t have enough to buy a Key card, which initially costs $5.95, and can no longer buy two rides with that cash.”


4 posted on 09/03/2019 9:20:39 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with islamic terrorists - they want to die for allah and we want to kill them.)
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To: Olog-hai
The traveler gets a 50¢ discount, the scammer potentially gets $86.50 richer per card, and SEPTA loses out on fares.

SEPTA set up the card program, so SEPTA is not losing out on fares. It is receiving exactly what they asked for.

Unless SEPTA was counting on the cards ending up with unused trips at the end of the month, which means they are trying to scam the riders by charging for trips not taken.

The Laffer Curve is in play here with regards to per-ride fares.

6 posted on 09/03/2019 10:21:32 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: 2banana; Antoninus; big truck; brityank; bt-99; ConorMacNessa; cowboyusa; Dems_R_Losers; dirtboy; ..

Philly subway scam ping!


7 posted on 09/03/2019 10:46:11 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. --Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s fricking Phiily!!

WHO CARES?????


9 posted on 09/03/2019 11:43:14 AM PDT by RArtfulogerDodger (peace, Love, and Joy To All, Especially Obama and Democrats)
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The person then accepts $2 cash to swipe passengers through the turnstiles. The traveler gets a 50¢ discount, the scammer potentially gets $86.50 richer per card...if only these shysters would put that kind of industry and creativeness into a real job, they could make big money - but it wouldn't be as much fun - they wouldn't be putting it over on the man......
10 posted on 09/03/2019 2:14:40 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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Ahh, Good Ol’ SEPTIC... glad to see things haven’t changed since I left town.


12 posted on 09/03/2019 4:55:05 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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