Letters: Free BART would cost a family of four $672 annually. Bad idea.

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Reasons pile up not
to make BART free

Re: “To help BART, makes rides free and raise taxes to cover cost” (Page A6, Dec. 11).

I was surprised at the suggestion by Michael O’Hare that we make BART free to all riders by increasing taxes on each person $3.23 a week, which he minimizes by saying it’s “less than your Monday latte.” That works out to $167.96 per year, and $671.84 for a family of four.