TriMet Ratcheting Up Fares

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  1. BLAZER PROPHET

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    http://www.kgw.com/news/TriMet-fare-zones-to-vanish-prices-increase-167859505.html

    First, all tax paying people in Oregon have to pay directly for TriMet- from East Oregon to the coast. That's fair :crazy:. Next, elimination of Fareless Square. Something I thought served a good purpose and was great PR for TriMet. Now, all zones phased out (can't really blame that one) and fares to increase- again.

    I am a firm believer in mass transit. But it seems to me either Trimet is grossly mismanaged, or state/local governing TriMet is grossly incompetent (or both) or just what I do not know, but the violence at stops and nutty drivers and now all this other stuff makes me wonder if they don;t need to blow it up and start all over again.

    Or, simply charge $10 for a one way ride and call it good.

    In other TriMet news, it seems they hit the union in the chops and got away with it.

    http://www.kgw.com/home/TriMet-wins-arbitration-with-union-162411406.html
     
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  2. Eastoff

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    I don't mind paying to subsidize the school systems in eastern oregon. :dunno:
     
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    I see the logic of your answer, but I will disagree with it. Unless of unusual circumstances, I think TriMet needs to pay it's way within the fares of the riders or others that directly benefit (as in businesses along their routes...).
     
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    That seems like a tax on the job creators, literally.
     
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    It has nothing to do with creating jobs or otherwise. I just find it unacceptable in this case that people that live across the state and have no stake in Trimet footing a portion of the bill for its failings.
     
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    The city of Portland and the metro area (both of which have tri-met) has declined in unemployment. The rest of the state has not declined in unemployment. The entire state pays into unemployment checks. I don't see anyone going up in arms about that until now.
     
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    I got my annual pass today.
     
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    How much? My wife commutes everyday to and from work on the (no longer) free rail zone.
     
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    Taxes should not pay for what is basically a government-subsidized private enterprise that fills the pockets of the 1%.
     
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    Yeah, with what I spend to support this train wreck I oughta get a free pass every month.
     
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    $30
     
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    ...I wonder if this is in direct correlation with their upcoming lawsuit vs. the grandma's leg that they ran over?! :dunno:
     
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    really? 30$ is the one time fee for an annual pass?!
     
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    If you work at Nike.

    Unsubsidized passes are a bit more. :devilwink: I pay $100 a month for passes, but my boss worked out a deal where I'm effectively paying for it with pre-tax dollars. So that's nice.
     
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    Tri-Met should be supported only by the taxpayers in the Metro Area.
     
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    Alabama and Mississippi should not receive federal tax dollars from New York and California.
     
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    Other than providing for the common defense, I agree.
     
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    Hahahahahahaha! You're about $2 billion in needless projects too late.
     
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