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Article: Getting off the bus: the cost of public transit is huge, though buses and subways are less efficient than ever. Are we ready to consider the alternatives?(ECONOMY)
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- Western Standard
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- August 14, 2006
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How much will Toronto taxpayers end up paying for their public transit service to be even worse than it is today? That's the question, as the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and its staff union, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, negotiate a new deal. Workers are demanding more money, but also want to avoid disciplinary action if their route is off schedule. Their ultimate goal: more tax dollars for poorer service.
That's a heck of a business model. Arguably, any private operation that continued to hike its price tag for steadily deteriorating service would soon be out of business. Never mind the other sorts of shenanigans that transit workers can put ...
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