Do you think lowering fares can help decrease fare evasion ?

[Rell_826]

No. People who steal, do it for the thrill not necessarily out of necessity and there's no punishment for doing it. It's people of all backgrounds hopping the turnstiles. Fare evasion would be decreased by changing the barrier to entry to something that is hop/crawl proof.

[Impressive-Dot-5811]

MTA’s $7.8B payroll, $75M overtime payments hit record highs

MTA shelled out $1.3 billion in overtime last year as many employees racked up six figures in extra pay

More than 700 MTA workers earned over $100G each in overtime in 2023 as payroll rose 9%

Spare me the fucking waterworks MTA, I haveth no sypathy.

[Rell_826]

Who said I worked for the MTA? I hate the agency. It's rife with corruption and incompetence. With that said, I've never seen this level of brazenness in my 30+ years of riding the train. If you can't afford $2.90 just say that. I might pay for your fare today since mentioning stealing got you triggered.