With the economy crashing, high gas prices, and capitalists babbling madly about “Green Alternatives,” many city transportation departments are cutting routes and raising prices. These are the top five reasons why this sucks!
1) Higher rates mean broke-ass people can’t take public transit. This sucks all around.
2) Fewer routes mean poor people will get stuck in their neighborhoods and not be able to get to work. Without public transit, the property rates in these neighborhoods will plummet further and jobless, folks will be evicted.
3) Why invest in green capitalism when you de-fund the eco-friendly, community based solutions that exist?
4) Many disabled people with mobility issues can’t ride bikes. How will they get around cheap?
5) Organizing against these super-rich jerks is going to take time away from other valuable endeavors.
In short, city by city, we have to fight for public transit. Otherwise, we’re all screwed.
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