And it gives a job to the board, the rip, the board, as well as the management there. But you're down 25% on ridership over the last 10 years. You haven't had a fair increase in 15 years. You've expanded the footprint by 5%. So something's got to give here, right? So either you need more revenue or you need to reduce the routes. Right now, the state taxpayers are putting $65 million of their taxpayers money. (03:15–03:19)
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Asserts that RIPTA has expanded its service footprint by 5%.
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