• SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip
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      Local buses are a public service run by a municipality or transit authority, generally, but are still a private good. They’re rivalrous (only one butt per seat), and excludable (can’t ride if you don’t pay). This is clearer with inter-city buses, which are operated by private corporations.

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        the public transportation in the west coast has been largely getting rid of seats since they can force more people to stand per area than sitting around.