$100. for a 30 day public trans pass?! (Portland: neighborhood, buy, live)

[oregonwoodsmoke]

There is this little quirk about Oregon. Oregonians don't believe in giving steep discounts to out-of-staters where all the additional cost that the visitors don't pay for are paid for by the Oregon taxpayers.

Also, if you want to put backs up, just keep on telling us how much better things are in Los Angeles.

You get to pay the same price for local transit that the locals pay. Take it or leave it, makes no difference to anyone here. Be glad nobody lets me decide, because I would make the people who are not contributing tax money towards the costs pay actual costs. Then you'd really be cross.

[Steve Pickering]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

There is this little quirk about Oregon. Oregonians don't believe in giving steep discounts to out-of-staters where all the additional cost that the visitors don't pay for are paid for by the Oregon taxpayers.

Also, if you want to put backs up, just keep on telling us how much better things are in Los Angeles.

You get to pay the same price for local transit that the locals pay. Take it or leave it, makes no difference to anyone here. Be glad nobody lets me decide, because I would make the people who are not contributing tax money towards the costs pay actual costs. Then you'd really be cross.

Now there is a great idea.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

There is this little quirk about Oregon. Oregonians don't believe in giving steep discounts to out-of-staters where all the additional cost that the visitors don't pay for are paid for by the Oregon taxpayers.

Also, if you want to put backs up, just keep on telling us how much better things are in Los Angeles.

You get to pay the same price for local transit that the locals pay. Take it or leave it, makes no difference to anyone here. Be glad nobody lets me decide, because I would make the people who are not contributing tax money towards the costs pay actual costs. Then you'd really be cross.

Geez... Was that really neccesary?

The poster just asked about the cost of the pass and then realized that maybe a 7-day pass might be a better deal after people suggested that. There's no reason to get into a huff about a polite question. No one claimed that out-of-staters should pay less.

[Ace_TX]

i guess its reasonable

in most places i think fare is like between $1-2 ea. time

if you ride public trans alot (say 20 days out the month) it pays for itself

[Steve Pickering]

Originally Posted by Deezus

Geez... Was that really neccesary? ... ...

Yes.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

There is this little quirk about Oregon. Oregonians don't believe in giving steep discounts to out-of-staters where all the additional cost that the visitors don't pay for are paid for by the Oregon taxpayers.

Be glad nobody lets me decide, because I would make the people who are not contributing tax money towards the costs pay actual costs. Then you'd really be cross.

Originally Posted by Steve Pickering

Now there is a great idea.

Trimet is primarily funded by payroll taxes in the Trimet service area(Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties) and then by fares. It's not funded by state taxes for the most part, though it occasionally recieves some federal and state grants(mostly federal grants).

So if you don't live in Multnomah, Washington, or Clackamas counties---your tax dollars aren't really going towards TriMet to begin with.

[EnricoV]

Originally Posted by Deezus

Geez... Was that really neccesary?

The poster just asked about the cost of the pass and then realized that maybe a 7-day pass might be a better deal after people suggested that. There's no reason to get into a huff about a polite question. No one claimed that out-of-staters should pay less.

I have to disagree to a certain extent. If all the OP wanted to know was if there was a cheaper option ... that's the way it would have been worded. Throwing in how much more expensive it is than a similar pass in LA ... is inviting comment. IMO.

[Steve Pickering]

Originally Posted by EnricoV

I have to disagree to a certain extent. If all the OP wanted to know was if there was a cheaper option ... that's the way it would have been worded. Throwing in how much more expensive it is than a similar pass in LA ... is inviting comment. IMO.

Point well said.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by EnricoV

I have to disagree to a certain extent. If all the OP wanted to know was if there was a cheaper option ... that's the way it would have been worded. Throwing in how much more expensive it is than a similar pass in LA ... is inviting comment. IMO.

It's not that big a deal. People just like to get outraged about the smallest things on here--some seem to have chips on their shoulders...

[Steve Pickering]

I would agree. The OP had one.