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Today\u2019s hate-a-rade flavor of choice among opinion writers: Metro ticket prices.<\/strong> The hike in metro ticket prices was both grounded in faulty economic logic and badly sold to the public, the nation\u2019s columnists say. Ziad Bahaa El Din saysin a column for Al Shorouk<\/a> that since the metro is not used by the rich, cutting subsidies in the vein of fuel is not a sound idea. Mohamed Amin<\/a> and Talaat Ismail<\/a> are harping on the messaging of the decision. The ticket price issue comes as part of an overall package of problems in Greater Cairo\u2019s transportation network, Al Shorouk\u2019s Medhat Nafie<\/a> says. Solutions to congestion need to go beyond the metro, she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s hate-a-rade flavor of choice among opinion writers: Metro ticket prices. The hike in metro ticket prices was both grounded in faulty economic logic and badly sold to the public, the nation\u2019s columnists say. 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