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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•19 days agoWe all hope But as long as it’s run for profit, its impossible to be an efficient services.
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 linkfedilinkEnglish2•18 days agoJapan Railway Group is privately owned company, and they ran a highly efficient train service.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•18 days agoThat’s a fair point- but they do seem to be an outlier
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 linkfedilinkEnglish3•18 days agoIt is, but it’s not impossible. Chance is, if your government’s priority sucks, public transport gonna suck either way, regardless they’re government owned or private.
minus-square@xmunklinkEnglish2•18 days agoAnd I’ve got a laundry list of privatized rail companies that suck ass.
We all hope
But as long as it’s run for profit, its impossible to be an efficient services.
I have exciting news for you…
Japan Railway Group is privately owned company, and they ran a highly efficient train service.
That’s a fair point- but they do seem to be an outlier
It is, but it’s not impossible. Chance is, if your government’s priority sucks, public transport gonna suck either way, regardless they’re government owned or private.
And I’ve got a laundry list of privatized rail companies that suck ass.