Roll up, roll up, for the Magical Strike Tour!
O.C. bus drivers went on strike Saturday, demanding a 13% pay raise over three years. That’s 4.33% per year.
Think you’ll get that much of a raise in your private-sector job as a drone who exists to pay taxes into the system of government queen bees?
The solution is to entirely privatize the O.C. bus service. Auction the resources. Allow competition.
Private jitneys would spring up, taking us where we want to go, not where the bureaucracy and unions say we should go.
When I first came to Orange County 20 years ago I took the bus system from Huntington Beach to the Register’s office in Santa Ana. It took 1 hour and 45 minutes on three buses. By car, it took just 30-40 minutes. The bus routes haven’t changed since then.
A private jitney system would see entrepreneurs starting new lines everywhere, including one with a single bus ride from Huntington Beach to Santa Ana. Such jitneys work in Argentina and the Philippines. Time to adopt them here.
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Psst….
Use a Bicycle! Pass the word! ;-D
Jitney Scnmitney! Hee, hee! ;-D
There will ( I believe. ) be many who will get their bikes out, or buy a cheap bike, and put pedal to pavement for the duration.
I’ve been a Bike Commuter for years, with a current 11 mile 1 way trip, so riding 22 miles a day, 6 days a week, won’t phase me one bit ( I know some folks who ride twice that because they want to, not because they have to. )
There are already many low income people who Bike Commute:
Hispanic workers, legal, and not, are on our roads, and sidewalks, day, and night, if you know where to look.
Ever check out the places where the Day Laborers hang out, such as the NW corner of MacArthur & Harbor?
Lots of bikes chained to poles, on any given day. ;-D
I’m hoping to hear from Bus Riders who take to their bikes, and put out a call for such at my place. ;-D.
Yes, Virginia, the OC has a BikeBlogger. ;-D