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Originally Posted by Slava
I disagree with this. Falling fuel prices are actually a significant stimulus to the economy because almost everyone drives. If people save $15-20 on a tank of gas, they spend that elsewhere and it’s not nothing. For people who are really struggling and take transit there are low income passes available, as there should be. And not every single plan that happens needs to be income tested. Sure, some people benefit more, because they drive more, but that’s fine.
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This post seems like a lot of fun. I guess how much fun depends first and foremost on how you define “significant stimulus”. Next it depends on how many people are going to save $15-$20 on a tank of gas with a savings of $0.13/litre. Then you’ve got the whole question of why one would bring up low income transit passes as a reason to justify creating more savings for people who aren’t low income. Then as a bonus we get the puzzle of trying to figure out how a person driving a Honda Civic couldn’t possibly benefit less than someone filling up a big pickup truck or Escalade who drives an equal or even lesser amount than they do.