As it turns out it doesn’t actually cost that much on regular transit, there’s an AIRPORT SURCHARGE because it’s an “airport train”.
No wonder Americans don’t use public transit, even when the system exists it’s ridiculously difficult and expensive to use.
Just think: the public transport system in the bay area is one of the better ones in the u.s.
The poorer the country (not on average) the more demand there is for low-cost transit, that demand brings down the price of public transport tremendously because less public money is spend on other (more private) forms of transit. The ‘problem’ isn’t only people loving cars it’s also people being able to afford them. In general it also isn’t the rich asking for public healthcare and education. The lack of public transport shows the power of the wealthy over the power of the masses.