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Why We Should Not Fund SEPTA: A Call for Fiscal Responsibility I discuss why SEPTA, created in 1963 as a non-profit public service, is inherently dependent on tax increases and government funding, and why I oppose further funding. I highlight the $220 million and $394 million in recent state...

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