Climate Change examined in this month's National Geographic

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On Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 1:01:23 PM UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Sun, 15 Nov 2015 17:40:00 -0000 (UTC), Mike Collins
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wsnell01 wrote:
On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 12:02:21 PM UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:

That said, and intricacies of microeconomics aside, I'm sure you'll
agree that any commodity with reasonable demand and non-negligible
cost is unlikely to see a decrease in usage if its cost drops. And
that certainly includes public transportation systems.

In some areas riding the bus (in lieu of a car) might carry a certain
chic, compared to riding a liquor-cycle (in lieu of a car) for example.
However, if the cost of riding the bus were dropped to zero, the bus
might then become a haven for bums who don't ever take baths. Having
just a few of them aboard each bus will tend to reduce overall ridership, AEBE.

In the UK anyone over 60 can apply for a free bus pass. In some areas this
covers trains and underground as well. The buses don't have a noticeable
load of unbathed vagrants.

Snell likes to construct bizarre scenarios that don't reflect how
things actually work in practice, as if a contrived scenario somehow
provides powerful evidence for his dogma.

Why do you consider that a "bizarre scenario?"

Last paragraph, wrt people go back to driving on fare-free systems:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_p...#Disadvantages


Library patrons avoiding specific library:

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/blogs/a...eless-problem/

Public libraries do not generally charge fees to enter premises.


Your own link goes to the core of the matter.

"Regardless of what happens, one thing is clear. Homelessness and the
homeless aren’t a library problem. They’re a community problem, and the
only reason the library is having to deal with it is because the community
has refused to."

So sort out the community.

If you cared more about the homeless you might has ever fewer of them.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2...omeless-hostel

On Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 10:42:21 AM UTC-7, Mike Collins wrote:
The buses don't have a noticeable
load of unbathed vagrants.

Maybe their applications for free bus passes get turned down?

John Savard