On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:45:59 PM UTC-5, jme...@verizon.net wrote:   
      
   > Does it make sense to increase the fare if you're going to give away more in   
   bonuses? Yes, if you can fool the public into putting as much money as   
   possible onto those Metrocards, giving the MTA an enormous cash float every   
   day. If you buy a monthly    
   card, they have a good chunk of your money for three weeks before providing   
   any service for it. Even so, if you travel a lot, a monthly card is the best   
   way to go, because it can bring your average cost per trip way down.   
      
   Another way the MTA cheats its riders is by making old cards worthless after   
   several years.  Lots of people have old cards in desk drawers and such, the   
   MTA will not redeem them.   
      
   FWIW, a bridge commission switched from tokens to EZP some years ago, but if   
   you show up at their office with an old bridge token, they will give you cash   
   for it.   
      
   FWIW, I had a ticket from the DC Metro with cash on it, and it was at least 20   
   years old.  I took it down and it worked fine.   
      
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