[Bernard]

I used to work for a nation-side car rental company. We made money everywhere else, but lost money in New york, boston, chicago, Liz angeles. But you’re not a nationwide chain if you are not everywhere in the nation.

The job in the big cities was to minimize losses. Probably still the same way today.

[marktwain]

I used to work for a nation-side car rental company. We made money everywhere else, but lost money in New york, boston, chicago, Liz angeles. But you’re not a nationwide chain if you are not everywhere in the nation.

The job in the big cities was to minimize losses. Probably still the same way today.

So that is one of the ways the big urban centers are subsidized by everyone else.