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The state Legislature Wednesday night passed an MTA bailout to rescue millions of daily straphangers and drivers from a toxic mix of fare hikes and service cuts.
The transit-funding package will generate some $2.3 billion annually for the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority with a payroll tax and other revenue-raising measures – including a 50-cent surcharge on all yellow-cab rides.
Read more: “Albany to the rescue: Legislators derail ‘doomsday,’ pass MTA bailout”
Legislative highlights:
* A single-ride MetroCard will be $2.25, not $2.50;
* The pay-per-ride discount will be 20% when you buy $7.50 or more;
* A 30-day MetroCard will be $89, not $103;
* Fare increases on LIRR and MetroNorth will be about 10%, as opposed to the 25%-70% hikes in the MTA “Doomsday” budget;
* The Doomsday service cuts will not happen, maintaining current levels of service;
* Two years worth of capital funding will ensure the MTA has the basic resources needed to continue to rebuild the system.
“The transit-funding package will generate some $2.3 billion annually for the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority with a payroll tax and other revenue-raising measures – including a 50-cent surcharge on all yellow-cab rides.”
The other revenue you refer to is another assault on people who happen to own automobiles. The MTA is also raising tolls on their bridges and tunnels. Oh well, that’s it for now, we’ll be back in three or four years and go through this again and then again.
What a city!
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Who does the MTA and our elected officials think they’re kidding? They pull this garbage all the time when they threaten draconian service cuts and then try and make us poor abused taxpayers thankful that they have saved the day for us once again by only increasing the fare by this much and hit us with a little more tax on this and a little more fees on that. They had this all planned out from the get-go. They all think that most NY taxpayers a too dumb to notice.
This is really getting old and maybe it’s a good time to vote all the incumbents out of office and maybe a few of the new people will finally get the message.
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even if it was $10 a ride, the MTA would find someway to lose money.
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“They had this all planned out from the get-go. They all think that most NY taxpayers a too dumb to notice.”
Actually I think they ARE to dumb to notice or perhaps they’re so complacent because there wrapped up in their MTV’s world. Vote out all seated elected officials? Absolutely!
First we need to dig up these big contributors to their election committees and then find out how that elected official is repaying them for their kindness. Do you think an elected official is going to bite the hand that feeds them? I think not.
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Your site is very interesting, I am very happy to read
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Life goes up and down and then you die. There is alot happening now with earth changes and all like the oilspill and Iran crisis. Many have written about pole shifts and how the earth can change in a few hours, even Albert Einstein was for the theory. Wonder what the earth would look like if this happened? 2012 Prophecy prognoses are indeed interesting! Peace!
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