[socialismisinsidious]

I am afraid you are shoveling. I'm paying plenty in taxes that I will never use, never see the benefit of and will never access. sigh

Gotta love the taxes that have absolutely nothing to do with what the money is supposedly going to go for. Here in Pittsburgh there is a push for a 10% drink tax......so the money can be used to fund a failing mass transit system. It's laughable and asinine.

[Glenn]

Here in Pittsburgh there is a push for a 10% drink tax......so the money can be used to fund a failing mass transit system. It's laughable and asinine.

I use a Zone 2 Park and Ride and I cannot see how the transit authority can make money on us. I ride from Moon to Downtown and pay $75/month for unlimited service. The drivers are making 50k per year. They run at least 3 buses on that route. Assuming 200 riders (a reasonable estimate), that's $15,000 per month in revenue. There is no way they can run those routes at a profit. Driver costs alone would be somewhere around 12,500/month. Add benefits, fuel, maintenance, capital costs, etc., etc., etc., and you are guaranteed to be running in the red.

I don't drink in Allegheny County so you all are welcome to subsidize we suburb commuters who can afford twice what they are charging now and still save money over what it would cost to drive and park downtown. I, for one, want you to know appreciate it.