So, the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) wants to subsidized
transit passes to low income users.
Additionally, they don't want to raise prices for typical (non
subsidized) passengers. In theory this
sounds good.
However, I have a few concerns. If the same people who are in charge of
handing out the disabled parking stickers are in charge of this, there will
likely be a lot of fraud involved in this.
I know that sounds bad, but you have to understand where I am coming
from. I have seen lots of people (and
even talked to some of them) who are using another family member's parking pass
to park in designated disabled spots.
They figure the pass is fair game for anyone who has it. I can't disagree more. If you're parking in a disabled spot when you
don't need to, you're potentially blocking someone who really needs to be in
that spot.
But I digress.
I am all for helping people out with transit. I use it every day myself. I still don't know why it is so expensive, or
why it costs more when more people use it (I call this mismanagement--perhaps
they are paying too much overtime).
I guess the problem that I have is that I don't believe that
the people who really need the financial discount will get it, and people who
have no need for a discount will somehow find themselves in possession of a
discount pass--I am thinking of city councillors who already get a free pass,
and then never use it.
Only time will tell if this plan works out.
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