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· 4 years ago
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People with a mind for profit think in terms of cost/benefit as a general rule. In simple terms- $3, 3million- they want to feel that THEY get a benefit for each dollar. A public transit system is generally not a good profit generator. High costs of upkeep, liability, overhead- coupled with instability and other factors generally see public transit systems as a much poorer source of profit than other systems. FIFA generated $4.6 billion in 2018- the stadium is a sound investment.... for a return profit.
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guest_
· 4 years ago
You can’t talk about the lives public transit would improve or the commerce it would generate or equate it to gdp when you’re talking to “money guys” in a developed nation. Americans commute 2,3+ hours to mediocre or terrible jobs. The individual worker already has a profit incentive to get to work even if they walk- and labor is undervalued as is since there is no shortage of people to take even shitty jobs- most industries outside very skilled labor aren’t having issues keeping slots filled. So there’s not a case for any real profit to industry.
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· 4 years ago
*to be clear- I’m all for public transit and would rather see new systems being built than stadiums. I’m not saying I support the logic or agree with it. I’m saying that the logic makes sense if you only look at what the individuals in positions to make such a system have to gain from it.
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