Comments by "Maurice W" (@Mwoods2272) on "Why Tokyo's Metro Is Profitable and New York City’s Isn’t | WSJ U.S. vs. Japan" video.

  1.  @Neuzahnstein  The profitable station help keep open the non-profitable stations. There are some stations in the countryside that have nobody working in them and have a very small ridership.
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  2. The commuter pass makes the Tokyo system a revenue loser, because they aren't getting the full amount for the people that use it especially since they can use the pass to stop at any places between their home and job.
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  3. In the US, people that use public transport are looked down on, it's for the low class and downtrodden. If you have money, you have a car. If you don't have money, you take the bus and the train or walk.
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  4. That also means the Metro isn't getting the full value from the commuter because of the discounted price. Just think of how much more profitable they would be if the commuters paid the full fare.
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  5. Japan has the worst rail system in the world.
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