The country where all public transit is free

From March 1st 2020, Luxembourg will have free public transit throughout the country: you'll be able to travel on buses, trains, trams, and that one funicular railway without a ticket. It sounds like a good idea: but is it? Edited by Michelle Martin    / @onthecrux   Thanks to Leonard French at Lawful Masses for holding the camera out on the Casemates:    / @lawfulmasses   🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/    / lateralcast   👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES:    / techdif