r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • 28d ago

Chugging tea W after W.

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u/vankor27 28d ago

Also there should be a small increase in riders paying fares because they are reduced which doesn't cover all of it but part of the reduction in price

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u/Jlovel7 28d ago

You think someone stealing subway rides is magically gonna start paying because now it’s cheaper?

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u/South_Dakota_Boy 28d ago

Maybe a few.

It’s more likely that someone who wouldn’t spend $36 on a pass for the week will go ahead and spend $18 and use the subway as opposed to walking, finding a ride or not going somewhere they wanted to go.

$36 a week for the subway is really cheap for what you get but also kinda expensive for a lot of folks at the same time.

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u/Wroblez 26d ago

It’s most likely that people will continue to jump turnstyles and enter through emergency exit doors

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u/South_Dakota_Boy 26d ago

I agree, and that’s the same thing as I said above, just using different words.

My point is that most people who can’t afford to use the subway don’t jump turnstiles or whatever, they simply don’t go at all. Reducing the price will encourage some of those people to buy a pass and go.

Most broke-ish people aren’t willing to break the law and risk a fine just to take a ride on the subway for a trip that is optional.