[jedberg]

They set a max price on those lanes because otherwise poor people would get stuck in even worse traffic while rich people would be able to move quickly. That's already true but they are trying to minimize the disparity between rich and poor.

[aianus]

They can redirect the toll money to things that benefit the poor while allowing rich people to save their time which is objectively worth more.

[jedberg]

You could also make the argument that a rich persons time is worth less because they can afford to hire people to do what poor people have to do themselves, like clean the house or go shopping or drive their kids around. They are also more likely to have a job that can be done from home.

[twblalock]

Fair enough, but there is no point having toll lanes if they are so cheap that everyone uses them.