Fares or too low? Must be kidding me. Yeah, and it also costs $1 to take a bus from NYC to DC. With wi-fi.

Be very careful what you wish for. Wages haven't gone up for working people in 35 years. The solution is NOT higher fares for a variety of reasons, and they will be selling the rope to hang themselves with by raising fares too high. As Hayek said, there are two areas that one cannot leave to the competitive principle: transport and the environment.