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Originally Posted by Charles5
I don't see the "incentive" that you're referring to, once again, this ISN'T FREE. Since you've indicated that you don't understand the business plan here, let me try to summarize what the MOOSE overall plan is.
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I was referring to the "88" people who already live in Smiths Fall that you suggest
would take a train if there was one. They probably wouldn't buy a new house in the town that they already live in from MOOSE, but if MOOSE did build new developments in the area, then for the rest of Smiths Falls (unless they otherwise pay a fee), for those "88" people, from
their perspective, it's a free train.
I realize that anyone who does buy one of these developments would be paying, and that they could be a little annoyed that people are getting free service from what their paying for. All I can say to that is that I don't have anything meaningful to contribute to that topic. I've never denied that there are plenty of questions surrounding the financing of MOOSE's plan, I just don't have anything to contribute on that front.
Most of the criticisms of MOOSE have two parts to them: 1. "Where's this money going to come from?" and 2. Either, "No one will want to use this because it sucks" or "It's going to
destroy the city's transit planning!!!"
I agree with #1, but don't have anything to add to the conversation there. On the other hand, I don't agree on every statement that has fallen under #2 and feel that I have something to add.
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