mr. straus's recommendations around what you have in the report, around using the prop b funds for operations. i think that that's -- i suspect that there may be hesitation with that because it's a fluctuating number. it could at least go down. >> it fluctuates with population. >> yeah. that's something we should not hang our hat on with respect to operations, but i think it's something we should look into, and i think if we can pull it off, it would be great. with respect to the free muni for youth, i, too, would love to be -- for those of us with means, we should pay because the system is still clearly not where it needs to be in terms of funding, and i would love for us to be able to get to a point where we subsidize transit as much as we subsidize cars. there was a comment made by a speaker earlier that bicyclists should pay their fair share. i think we should be thanking bicyclists every time we see one because they are actually saving us money by not creating wear and tear on the roads. they're not costing us money for the additional sort of infrastructure that's required of cars, and e