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Letter: Bus fare increase slaps working class in the face | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The fare increase shifts transit costs onto working-class residents, while some Council members oppose taxing vacant homes, critics say this prioritizes elites over daily riders.
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Letter: Bus fare increase slaps working class in the face | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
It is appalling that Honolulu City Council members Esther Kiaaina, Scott Nishimoto, Val Okimoto, Augie Tulba, Andria Tupola and Tommy Waters voted to increase bus fares. This decision is a blatant betrayal of the working-class residents who keep this island running. By raising the cost of basic mobility, the Council has shown a shameless lack of care for the very people who struggle most with Honolulu’s astronomical cost of living.
·Honolulu, United States
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