Re: shuttle disaster
On Fri, 2003-02-07 at 22:33, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 05:41:45PM -0600, Gary Turner wrote:
> > Now, just exactly why should someone risk their capital to provide you a
> > service without expecting a positive return? It looks like what you
> > really want is for someone else to pay for what you [want to] use. If
> > you're not willing to pay full fare, maybe you don't really want it as
> > much as you say.
>
> I don't mind them trying to turn a profit, but if any private
> organisation can do it better, faster and cheaper than any government
> organisation, why doesn't every American city have fast, reliable,
> extensive bus service rivalling that of Portland for around the same
> price as Portland? If you can replace TriMet and turn a profit, by
> all means, give it a shot. It'll be nice having double the coverage
> for the short time that'll last.
How much are the city/state/feds subsidizing TriMet?
How much of the operations of TriMet have been contracted out to
private enterprise to lower the goverment's expenses?
I bet that if a city/regional transit system is even close to
breaking even, then an honest private enterprise could turn a
profit. (By honest, I mean that the city managers weren't bribed,
or given large campaign donations, and the company isn't using
Enronesque accounting practices.)
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