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by Gud 210 days ago
Why?
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soerxpso 210 days ago
Luxembourg has insane tax revenue per capita because of its status as an international tax haven. A program that might be hardly noticeable on Luxembourg's budget could put a big dent into the budget of an American city.
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nottorp 209 days ago
Actually, they said fare revenue was like 10% of public transport spending anyway.

It's very possible it's the same in Iowa City.

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nielsbot 209 days ago
That’s true in NYC today

“The truth about Zohran’s free busses” by Breaking Points:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P275SobdE-s

clickbait headline (of course) but gives a lot of facts about the proposal and talks about other places they’ve tried it.

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blks 210 days ago
What about Estonia?
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ciceryadam 209 days ago
Because many people commute to Luxembourg from Germany/Belgium/France. AFAIK the cross-border commute complicates things.
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