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tbh I find it hard to have any sympathy, motorists and airline passengers contribute to the tax coffers, rail passengers cost the taxpayer money
tbh I find it hard to have any sympathy, motorists and airline passengers contribute to the tax coffers, rail passengers cost the taxpayer money
[TW]Fox;22562198 said:Imagine if all those rail passengers were on the roads instead
tbh I find it hard to have any sympathy, motorists and airline passengers contribute to the tax coffers, rail passengers cost the taxpayer money
And here I was under the impression it was rail companies costing the taxpayer money. .
where is the difference? the companies need a subsidy to provide the service at the cost they do, if there were no subsidy then fares would be loads more expensive
[TW]Fox;22562367 said:The ironic thing is that prices increase by RPI, but of course RPI increases as a result of the price increases, and so the cycle continues..
where is the difference? the companies need a subsidy to provide the service at the cost they do, if there were no subsidy then fares would be loads more expensive
For me the issue is that the government is spending more now to subsidise for-profit companies than it did when the network was publically owned (even when taking into account inflation, additional investment etc).
So from my point of view; prices are rising, subsidies are increasing, the trains are becoming more crowded and punctuality isn't improving.
With the roads; I'm sure some of our taxes go towards private companies who maintain/patrol the roads but we don't then have to pay them again for the privilege of using the roads...