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Many people agree that free public transportation should be available in most major cities. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this idea?

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According to many, public
transportation
 should be free for everyone in all urban cities. It will encourage people to switch from private vehicles to public buses, trains and trams.
However
, as a drawback, a more burden will occur on taxpayers. Due to the increasing
use
 of private cars for travelling, air pollution has increased and it has become a major problem in many big cities as well. If public
transportation
 is made cost-free, it will not only motivate commuters to
use
 it ,but
also
it
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will reduce traffic congestion and pollution problems.
For instance
, in Switzerland, many prefer to
use
 local trams to travel because of the cost-free route made by its
government
.
On the other hand
, no charge on public commuting means
low quality
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 service. To clarify, the cost for the maintenance of public
transportation
 comes mainly from the travel money paid by users, but when it is made chargeless, the services provided by them will decrease eventually.
Hence
, to cover up maintenance charges, the
government
 will ask for more tax from taxpayers. In India, before the
election
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 the
government
 announced a discount on train travel to get popular votes from citizens, but many did not notice until the
government
 raised the tax rate to fix the loss from
discounted
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the discounted
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 price. In conclusion, free
transportation
 may be a solution for environmental problems and a motive for its increasing
use
. At the same time, it can be costly
on
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 others who pay
tax
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taxes
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 to the
government
.
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