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- From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
- Subject: Re: Drinking and the MBTA was Re: Sunday Liquor Sales
- In-Reply-To: borden@head-cfa.harvard.edu's message of 23 Dec 92 16:48:43 GMT
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:10:29 GMT
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- From: borden@head-cfa.harvard.edu (Dave Borden)
- >I personally don't object to the subsidization of the T, for the purpose
- >of cutting down on automobile use, because I think that's an important
- >enough goal. My objection is to also disallowing competing private service.
-
- Well, I don't disagree, but I cannot resist snidely pointing out that
- they do have competing private service: They're called taxis.
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- It just might be possible that w/o the subsidy, rights of way, etc
- that taxis with their slightly different service are about all that
- can really succeed anyhow (other than private cars which also compete,
- and limo services to the airport etc.) But yes there's more to this.
-
- It would be interesting to know what jitneys could do, we do run these
- but only for charitable purposes (elderly, handicapped, school kids.)
- Basically, replace a cab with a van with 8-12 seats but basically
- supply taxi service (door to door), but to multiple destinations.
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- I think one could generate some reasonable complaints about
- suppressing inexpensive door-to-door services when the T doesn't offer
- this (handicapped, elderly etc., I don't think the few charitable
- services are a good reason to make others illegal.)
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- -Barry Shein
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