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Maybe equivalent of a speeding ticket?
You have to pay speeding tickets. Paying (or not) is what this is all about.
 
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Metro is funded from 4 sources: The Federal government, the District, and the states of Maryland and Virginia. Budget cuts of late 90s and again after 9/11 slashed Metro's funds. They have raised fares almost every year since then and they still have not had enough to cover maintenance of the tracks and communications systems.

The problem with 4 government funding sources is everyone thinks the other guys should be paying more.
Of course, yes, because the Metro goes into Maryland and Virginia. And then, if I'm from Roanoke or Ocean City, why should I care how congested the traffic is in Washington, so I don't want my tax money going towards their public transportation system.

I was thinking that the Metro was funded by the people it actually serves (who then have a self-interest in making sure it works well). I forgot how complicated the geography of Washington is.
 
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