Where I've lived, mostly people who can afford to pay do so, and those that can't but still need to get somewhere, try not to pay.
Currently I don't pay, partly because its very expensive (1/2 an hours work), but also because I work for a private company who had significant public funds invested and assistance given in order to exist in that location. So everyone has already paid for my employer in that sense - I don't see why I shouldn't also be subsidised, with the same logic that business tax returns will eventually make up for the public investment. Also, my public transit runs promotions for various other recreational events where people who are going get free transport, so again I assume that there's no reason this shouldn't also apply to myself, to go to work.
Really, I have the position that I (and others) already pay enough in tax to competantly run public utilities, its the people at the top & private sector that are making it difficult to function by their theft and enclosures, so they can sort that out before I'd think about paying. It annoys me that companies don't pay for transport for workers - they used to when they were more desperate & conditions were different, like with worker's buses etc. Now everyone is expected to have a car & pay extortionate fees and taxes for that too, to get to work so the owners can make money from them.
Where I've lived, mostly people who can afford to pay do so, and those that can't but still need to get somewhere, try not to pay.
Currently I don't pay, partly because its very expensive (1/2 an hours work), but also because I work for a private company who had significant public funds invested and assistance given in order to exist in that location. So everyone has already paid for my employer in that sense - I don't see why I shouldn't also be subsidised, with the same logic that business tax returns will eventually make up for the public investment. Also, my public transit runs promotions for various other recreational events where people who are going get free transport, so again I assume that there's no reason this shouldn't also apply to myself, to go to work.
Really, I have the position that I (and others) already pay enough in tax to competantly run public utilities, its the people at the top & private sector that are making it difficult to function by their theft and enclosures, so they can sort that out before I'd think about paying. It annoys me that companies don't pay for transport for workers - they used to when they were more desperate & conditions were different, like with worker's buses etc. Now everyone is expected to have a car & pay extortionate fees and taxes for that too, to get to work so the owners can make money from them.