The opposing letter writers have said the bus system should be "self-supporting." I'm sure these writers would be the first to support per-mile tolls on every road in East Baton Rouge Parish, so that the road system, too, can pay for itself.
* Most people who ride the bus are going to and from work.
* They are not choosing to ride the bus from a menu of attractive transportation options. They are riding because they have no choice.
Cutting back bus services, then, means fewer working poor. Fewer working poor probably means more violent crime, which has already risen to alarming levels in our city.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The letters to the editor in the Advocate have been debating a new property tax to support bus service. Rather than recap the whole thing, I'll just point to my favorite from David Lindenfeld, a history professor at LSU:
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It's worth pointing out that Louisiana has the lowest property taxes in the country. Those who do not ride the bus probably have the most to lose from a property tax increase, whether funding goes toward buses or education. (But as all Louisianans know, public education is despicable; private schools are the only respectable option.)
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/Advice/PropertyTaxesWhereDoesYourStateRank.aspx
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