Quote Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto View Post
On what premise do you base this? No form of transportation in the world pays for itself. Let that sink in for a moment. None. Anywhere. On earth.

If transportation systems were capable of self-sufficiency, there would be no need for any sort of government intervention. No MDOT. No Wayne County Airports Authority. No Wayne County Road Commission. No Federal Aviation Administration. No Amtrak, SNCF, or Deutsche Bahn. But government gets into this business because transportation in and of itself is inherently unprofitable. By assuming this burden, government frees consumers to use the infrastructure to achieve their own profitability.

Why should buses in Detroit be the sole exception to this rule?
Do you really think that the consumer would lose out if the bus system was privatized?