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Andrew Cuomo: “I think two things. First, take fair fares, which is 50%…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Announcement by Fmr Gov. and NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Cuomo

Published | Video Starts at 46:27

Yes, yes. A 50% discount is very low income workers. So there's historically always been a very low pickup rate. What makes you think you can be like, better? I think two things. First, take fair fares, which is 50%. We're saying 100%. And then there's no doubt that Fair fares, there are many more people who are eligible for Fair Fares than who have actually subscribed. And part of this is you have to advertise it. (46:27–46:37)

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Asserts that the proposal is to increase the Fair Fares discount from 50% to 100%.

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