It was suggested that transit funding comes from unstable sources. I haven't looked recently, but in 1999, it was stated in the financial part of the lrt request to the feds that property tax revenues were 39% of the budget, fares were 36%, and other state funds were 16%, with other sources being 9%. Property taxes certainly aren't unstable.
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