Public transport should be funded by the government so that it can be free for people who use it. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some

people

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argued that public

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should be fully funded by the

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, while

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indeed should play a crucial role in public

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, I believe it is hardly plausible and practical to make public

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completely free to the public. A more affordable public

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system would benefit the city in multiple ways.

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, it is the most effective method to tackle the exacerbating

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congestion and air pollution problems. With the cost of public

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being lowered,

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are more likely to cut down the use of personal cars, thereby reducing the car emissions that lead to poisonous air pollution, mitigating the problems associated with

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jams, and boosting productivity.

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, the

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could lower the massive spending paid on the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, when the public swift from private automobile to public

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.

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, the idea of free public

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does not work as effectively as

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think.

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with, it will put an excessive burden on the

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’s budget,

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, investments in other sectors

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as education, healthcare system, technology development could be curtailed

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.

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, it remains unclear that to what extent will public transit benefit the

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and environment. Once public

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is completely free, the number of

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who frequently travel by public transit could be surged drastically, which might undermine the positive impacts brought by the reduced use of private cars, even paralyzing the system during rush hours. In conclusion,

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free public transit sounds plausible in theory,it will no doubt give rise to unexpected obstacles in practice. To alleviate the issue brought by the excessive use of private automobiles, the

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could improve public

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or impose stricter regulation, rather than providing free public

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.