I am responding to the opinion of this blog regarding the new pricing of MetroCard fares.
http://www.attentionmax.com/blog/2008/05/new_york_mtas_metrocard.php
The blog discusses how a few monthes ago you would get a $2 bonus for every $10 put on the card. Now, according to this blog and the MTA site:
Put $7 or more on your card and receive a 15 percent bonus. For example, a $20 purchase gives you $23 on your card. 11 trips for the price of 10, with $1 balance. Refill your card to use the balance.
The issue at hand with the new pricing is not only the hike in prices but the one dollar balance. The blogger beleives that the $1 balance is unfair because when swiped it will say 'insuffient fair' leaving the user to believe there is no money on it. I do not think this is unfare because there are price hikes in everything these days, why is MTA different? Also, in regards to the $1 balance, if the user keeps track of the amount of money and the way the system works they will know that there is a $1 balance and that balance will still be there when adding money to the card.
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