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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Mass Transit => Topic started by: jay on November 09, 2011, 09:42:07 PM

Title: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: jay on November 09, 2011, 09:42:07 PM
On Tuesday, voters rejected the Trumbull County Transit levy.

For the Levy        24,205
Against the Levy 43,793
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: mrniles266 on November 10, 2011, 09:36:02 PM
 :'(
What do you think this means?
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: jay on November 10, 2011, 10:25:57 PM
The voters in Trumbull County don't want public transportation or they don't want to pay taxes to support it.

Suggestion
If Trumbull County residents want good public transportation, they should move to Mahoning County.  We provide for our senior citizens.
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: Rick Rowlands on November 10, 2011, 11:30:55 PM
If Trumbull County residents want good public transportation, then they should pay the full cost of their trips.  I voted against it. 
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: northside lurker on November 11, 2011, 07:48:13 AM
If everyone paid the "full cost" of their trips, private mass transit would be financially feasible.
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: Rick Rowlands on November 11, 2011, 08:48:43 PM
Isn't that what I said?  I hope you aren't going to start with that BS about how private auto owners are subsidized and all that crap.   
Title: Re: Voters Reject Trumbull County Transit Levy
Post by: northside lurker on November 12, 2011, 08:10:37 AM
Quote from: Rick Rowlands on November 11, 2011, 08:48:43 PM
Isn't that what I said?  I hope you aren't going to start with that BS about how private auto owners are subsidized and all that crap.   

No.  You said: "If Trumbull County residents want good public transportation, then they should pay the full cost of their trips."  So let me rephrase my response.  If everyone paid the "full cost" of their trips, we wouldn't need levies/taxes to pay for mass-transit.  You don't really believe that the gasoline tax, and other user fees--like registration fees, pay for all roads, do you?