text: Why would the sick feel the impact of the surcharge? Maybe the poor, because it's slightly regressive. However, the regressivity of the surcharge is minimal. Why complain about half a percent and ignore the 4% that is the rest of the GET? Who rides public transportation? It's not the affluent, as you can see if you ever take the bus. So, if low- and fix-income people are complaining about the impact, they should consider they belong to the groups that benefit the most from public transit, like the rail. In their case, it's much close to a user fee than an excise. Thus far, however, it's only been rail opponents, not the poor, complaining about the surcharge.