Social Strike Video

At least on the west side of SF, NOBODY was striking and everybody PAID! The average rider BUYS a FAST PASS (which hasn't gone up in price) and goes to work.....

ppl took flyers, read them, we talked to lots of people, lots were waived on, may didn't pay.

it's a testament to our effectiveness that the police had such a massive presence....

I live in the mission and support anyone working for justice, whether it be Muni, anti-war, ect. It's all connected in the big picture. Whiners like the above poster just confirm our effectiveness when the try to hone in on phony examples that would never be said to typify the many positive movements going on anyway.

Those weren't even cops, btw, not the ones I saw anyway, just those normal security guys you see on the underground.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/09/01/BAmuni01.DTL

To the author of the comment about buying fastpass, perhaps it is true that many riders use the fastpass, but who is to say more wouldn't be taking the bus if the fare was more affordable. The increase in fares represent the rise in social exclusion to people who, suprisingly enough, just might not have the money for a fastpass or a newly hiked fare.

The much vaunted "social strike" over the horrible oppression of .25 fare hike to ride a bus is once again a non-event.

Looking for anything to protest rather than focusing on more important issues like the war, or genocide in Darfur, or environmental issues etc. is what gives the Left the reputaion of being "professional protesters" who are basically ignored by everyone else.

Providing transportation is not free, if you compare the cost of the bus to any other method (a car, cab, BART, etc) it is still cheap even with the hike.

Unless they qualify for the new $35 pass for low-income households? How come no one mentions that? Isn't that kind of cool? Didn't MUNI try to include more people with that?

Could you rpovide a link with more info. I havent bothered listening to either side in this debate but it does sound like if done correctly it would be a good solution (since getting more moeny to MUNI off the wealthy population with cheaper fairs for the poor is better than lower ticket prices for everyone when there is a budget crisis).

One question though. Wouldnt you just expect those getting the cheaper tickets to just sell them to middle class passengers? Would people get some sort of low income id card they would have to show to the drivers and if so wouldnt that be a bit humiliating.

The muni site just says to "Contact the Department of Human Services at 415.557.5900." and that income limits apply. I think it's like the Lifeline phone line you can get if your income is below a certain level.