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Originally Posted by denphone
Rail privatisation since has failed nearly on every count as we have some of the highest fares and yet receive one of the worst services in Europe and sadly its always the passenger that picks up the bill.
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Perhaps you would prefer that the taxpayer picks up the bill as in the other EU countries? Of course that depends on how much tax you're prepared to pay to the state. Or should I rephrase: How much tax that others should pay to the state on your behalf?
Nothing comes for free and the state is notoriously inefficient when running any service. It might look good from the point of view of the fare paying passenger but it'll hit you in the pocket elsewhere when funds are diverted from, say the NHS, to give subsidised rail travel.
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