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Should public transport be free for everyone?

For

It reduces traffic, pollution, and helps low-income families.

Against

It costs a lot and someone still has to pay through taxes.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • If public transport was free, fewer people would be on the road, reducing congestion, traffic, accidents, carbon emissions and pollution.
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  • It would be especially helpful for the poor. It would save the time and efforts of dealing with tickets, cards and policing them.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Making it free doesn't sound like a good way to fund the creation of more of it.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Most people don't want to use public transportation, so why make everyone pay for something they don't want?
    RedditOriginal language: English
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