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Should the government subsidize ride-sharing services for low-income individuals?

Ride-sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, provide transportation options that can be subsidized to make them more affordable for low-income individuals. Proponents argue that it increases mobility for low-income individuals, reduces reliance on personal vehicles, and can reduce traffic congestion. Opponents argue that it is a misuse of public funds, may benefit ride-sharing companies more than individuals, and could discourage public transportation use.

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 @oneroshi  from Connecticut  answered…11mos11MO

Yes, but only as a stopgap while improving access to public transit options.

 @9RD7VNS from Wisconsin  answered…10mos10MO

No, the government shouldn't be subsidizing exploitative corporations using subcontractors as employees to avoid labor regulations at all, and should instead regulate them the same way as taxi services. Low-income individuals should be provided with subsidies to use public transportation and public transportation infrastructure should be expanded to make this feasible.

 @9NP7RH6 from Montana  answered…11mos11MO

No, increase spending on public transportation instead.

 @B4PVGDL from Texas  answered…3wks3W

No, but incentives should be given towards ride-sharing companies to pick up low income individuals at a lower cost.

 @B4L2ZJP from South Carolina  answered…4wks4W

Yes, but only if they are green energy alterantives like subways, electirc cars etc, and also cots the same amount as a taxi but slightly cheaper

 @B4HWQD2 from Oregon  answered…1mo1MO

Not if it lowers the pay for these drivers which it in reality does in practice as I've seen myself.

 @B4FNL7M from Illinois  answered…1mo1MO

could be a short-term solution for accessibility, but the focus should be on strengthening public transportation as a more sustainable and equitable option

 @B4D9X9M from Illinois  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, only if the people who have access to such a program cannot use a personal vehicle due to physical/mental disability and/or they do not have up-to-standard public transportation to their destination(s).

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Israel Kills Replacement Hezbollah Chief

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his forces have killed the replacement for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in another blow for the Lebanese militant group.Netanyahu, in a video address to the people of Lebanon, confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, who was expected to replace Nasrallah, was killed amid speculation of his death in a strike last week.“We have degraded Hezbollah’s capabilities,” Netanyahu said. “We have taken out thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah’s replacement, and the replacement of his replacement.”It was not immediately clear who Netanyahu was referring to on the replacement of Safieddine, who was the chairman of Hezbollah’s Executive Council and a cousin of Nasrallah and has not been seen or heard from since an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.Local Israeli media also reported on Tuesday that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops that Safieddine was likely killed.Nasrallah was killed in a late September strike, shortly before Israeli forces moved into Lebanon to take the fight against Hezbollah on the ground. Israel has since moved operations to the southern coastline of Lebanon and continues to hammer the country with airstrikes.Most of the commanders and high-ranking officials in Hezbollah have now been eliminated by Israel, which has been fighting against the Iranian-backed militant group for more than a year but has dramatically stepped up its attacks in the past two months.

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