ChonkyOwlbear comments on Zohran Mamdani, in the New York City mayoral debate: "Free buses would cost $700M. Cuomo gave more—$959M—to Elon Musk for a failed Tesla factory."

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think it's crazy to think a previously pay service will see some degree of increase in isership if it becomes free. Maybe it would be a little, maybe it would be a lot. That's why estimating the cost savings is hard.

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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

you will get a lot greater increase in usage by spending the money on better service.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's a fair argument. It's hard to say which would create the greater social benefit. There is no reason both can't happen if we realign our national priorities.

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