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Free Public Transport is Launched Across Estonia

posted by martyb on Thursday May 24 2018, @08:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-price-is-right dept.

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http://www.euronews.com/2018/05/21/free-public-transport-across-estonia

Estonia is set to implement free transport for its residents across much of the country as of July 1. The free fare zone will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/05/estonia-will-roll-out-free-public-transit-nationwide/560648/

Estonia is already a world leader in free public transit: In 2013, all public transit in its capital, Tallinn, became free to local residents (but not tourists or other visitors, even those from other parts of the country). The new national free-ride scheme will extend this model even further, making all state-run bus travel in rural municipalities free and extending cost-free transit out from the capital into other regions.

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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday May 24 2018, @03:27PM (1 child)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday May 24 2018, @03:27PM (#683583) Homepage Journal

    We have many NATO members that aren’t paying their bills. You can’t forget the bills. They have an obligation to make payments. Many NATO nations are not making payments, are not making what they’re supposed to make. That’s a big thing. You can’t say forget that. Have they fulfilled their obligations to us? I’m saying, right now there are many countries that have not fulfilled their obligations to us. But they made the bus "free." It's not free. America is paying very heavily for that.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by anubi on Friday May 25 2018, @06:40AM

    by anubi (2828) on Friday May 25 2018, @06:40AM (#683914) Journal

    What miffs me is the way companies play off other countries against us when locating headquarters based on tax minimization schemes.

    Then, if someone moves in on them, they come a running... America! Send your Military! Enforce my Property Rights!

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