Anonymous (not verified) 2007-11-14 21:48
Hey Recent Coin--
I am confused. I, for some reason, cannot look at the study you mention.... If 85% of a population say they "won't pay if they don't think they will get caught," does that actually mean that they are not paying NOW? You lumped them in with the 5% who really don't pay. For a person to say they hypothetically would not pay given a certain circumstance (not getting caught) and REALLY not paying are two different things, aren't they?
So, with respect, aren't you exagerating a bit here? Plus, whenever I have ridden on DART rail, uh, truly, almost everyone paid. And that has been my observation from West End, Union Station, Mockingbird, Park Lane and by White Rock.
Maybe you just see it at a different time than I do, but I pay, and most of the people around me do, too.
Just wonderin'.