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		amanaplanacanal 35 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Iowa City made its buses free. Traffic cleared, an... Gas taxes don't come close to paying for roads. Roads are massively subsidized out of general taxes.

josephcsible 35 days ago [–]

Fares don't come close to paying for public transit. Public transit is massively subsidized out of general taxes.

And besides, the comment upthread said "some", not "all".

ljlolel 35 days ago | [–]

The cars have way way more negative externalities

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