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Old 11-01-2010, 02:52 PM   #196
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Originally Posted by Rathji View Post
No, I don't know if I mis-stated myself or if you just understood. Someone taking the bus does not really consume anything extra and is what CT would like people to do. Charging for that would be silly.
That person is a recipient of a service, they are taking up a seat on the bus and contributing to bus fuel, maintenance, insurance and driver costs.

According to your logic, a person should not have to pay for the train ride either because it will be running anyway and not consuming anything extra.
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