And the service stations.

Ok...and that is the cost of doing business. Most corporations are responsible for bringing their own goods to market.

 

Regardless, I realize my analogy was not a good one anyway.

USPS should be allowed to charge what they want. I also have to laugh at them complaining about laws that make them fund retirements. If they are going to be offered, they should be funded. It should be illegal to underfund pensions. If you can't fund them, get rid of them.

These pension systems are funded. In fact, they are funded for the next 75 years. They are overfunded, not just plain old funded.

Decoupling Mass Transit funds from Transportation funds as is discussed is an easy way to kill Mass Transit programs.

Decoupling Mass Transit funds from Transportation funds as is discussed is an easy way to kill Mass Transit programs.

You say that as though it isn't the goal.

How do you think people would feel about mass transit if it were to cost the 2 or 3 times as much for a commute?

I am fine with it, if the price of driving is also inclusive of all the tax supports that would go away. Just by nature, that would make driving much less efficient than mass transit for those who have the option. So mass transit would get better. But neither will happen, as people would have an absolute fit, even if taxes went down accordingly (which they would not anyway).

 

You say that as though it isn't the goal.

 

It absolutely is the goal, and to think otherwise is foolish.