Politicians' promises of free buses are causing people to not pay fares, which is costing the city's transit system a lot of money.

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority says politicians' words are causing people to not pay bus fares.

The head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that all the talk of free buses is having an impact on people paying fares. He also said there is a trend of people not paying.

Fewer people are paying to ride the bus, and the city is losing a lot of money because of it. About half of bus riders are not paying the $3 fare.

A politician is being criticized for his comments about another politician.

A picture shows a mayoral candidate greeting a bus driver in New York City.

The mayoral candidate promised to make buses faster and free, but the state controls the transit system. Experts say the promise of free buses is causing people to not pay fares.

The president of the transit union says that fare evasion is the worst it has been, and it is putting drivers at risk.

Buses were free during the pandemic, and now people are not paying fares again.

Some people are making a lot of money working for the transit system.

The transit union president says that when something is free, people feel like they do not have to pay, and that is what is happening with bus fares.

The union president says that bus operators are not supposed to confront people who do not pay fares because it is not safe.

The union president says that people who do not pay fares are not just low-income people, but also people who can afford to pay.

The head of the transit system says that people who can afford to pay fares should pay them.

A politician has a plan to give people free food, but it might cost taxpayers a lot of money.

The head of the transit system says that people who do not pay fares are passing the cost on to other taxpayers.

An expert says that making buses free would cost the transit system a lot of money, and it is not a good idea.

The expert says that the transit system is already losing money, and making buses free would make it worse.

An expert says that when people see others not paying fares, they are less likely to pay themselves.

A politician says that people are not paying fares because they cannot afford them.

The politician's office says that fare evasion is proof that the transit system needs to be changed.

The politician's office says that making buses free would help people who cannot afford fares, and it would also make the buses safer.

The mayor's office says that a free bus pilot program was successful, and it increased ridership and made the buses safer.

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