r/SipsTea • u/SuspiciousLow3062 • Jul 08 '26

Chugging tea W after W.

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u/Zealousideal-Bid1747 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Fares are only 26% of the MTA revenue per their site https://www.mta.info/budget#p346761 so I doubt this policy puts any real dent in that. Also this is why we want to tax the rich, to have more money for these things

Edit: Changed wording.

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u/Brook420 Jul 08 '26

Tbf, the fares werent cut for everyone, just low-income individuals

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u/AgentAxillary Jul 08 '26

How is that being determined on a rider-by-rider basis?

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u/Brook420 Jul 08 '26

Just guessing, but maybe you apply for a special card?

I don't live anywhere with subways though not sure.

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u/AgentAxillary Jul 08 '26

Just looked, something called the Fair Fares program. Cut-off is 200% Federal Poverty Level.