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Comment by toasty228

14 hours ago

> Is your point that busses aren't profitable? Why do they need to be?

Because late stage capitalism brain rot doesn't allow for nuanced things such as "public services".

They'd rather have everyone spend 50k on a car and Xk per year on insurance and maintenance than $100 of their taxes going to public infrastructure

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