Letters: Transit-fare hikes capitalist attack on ‘marginalized people,’ reader argues

Transit-users facing a fare hike July 1 are often unemployed, low-wage earners, students, seniors or people with disabilities. The fare increase can be viewed as a form of oppression of these marginalized people, who require transit to go to and from work, school, medical appointments or to buy groceries.
They’ll soon have to pay more for what, it could be argued, is an essential service. This is capitalism at its finest, creating a class gap through mobility and taking more from indi