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Originally Posted by ottopottomouse
Because the public in the USSR weren't paying the full cost indirectly at all were they?
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Partly
But we have one of if not the most expensive railways in the world.
Mainly due to the bizare way its run.
People presume that say Zirgin run there section, but the goverment says what trains and how many can be run.
On top of this the firms pay a huge bill/licence to the goverment. I think its a billion pounds or somthing silly. So to cover the costs they have to charge you a silly amount per ticket. The bulk simply goes to the goverment rather than profit.