The opinions of a non-commuter – the fare hike.
So Monday I wrote about what pissed off riders/customers of the TTC have been up to, with photos and videos off their multi-function cell phones either trying to shed light on a situation, or simply to vent and hope that they are heard.
Here’s one scenario that I’m sure has caused much of this grief. The cost of riding the TTC.
The year I was born (1982) an adult TTC cash fare was around $0.75
10 years ago (2000), an adult TTC cash fare was $2.00
5 years ago (2005), an adult TTC cash fare was $2.50
Now (2010) an adult TTC cash fare is $3.00
And I can’t, for the life of me, think of ANYTHING else that in the past 10 years has increased by 50% that is a standard consumable purchase… well… maybe fast food. But fast food is bad for you anyways.
Right now the minimum wage in Ontario is $9.50 per hour before taxes. The transit fares have to be paid after taxes. So on average, the minimum wage worker needs to work 45-50 minutes out of every shift, just to pay for their ride to, and from work.
That’s a lot of work just to get to and from work… n’est-ce pas?
