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Why would Trump be against congestion pricing?

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Nov 14 '24, 10:18

Isn't that a capitalist market-based solution?

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mass transit will never get the funding it needs if rich/powerful can buy their way around congestion, IE: carpool lanes - zeitgeist Nov 14, 11:13 3
- Long Island/NJ commuters aren't especially rich or powerful. it's just where they ended up building all the houses 70 years ago -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 11:16 2
  - Everybody benefits from that 1 car off of the free lanes. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 12:00 1
    - NYC is locked into the freeway capacity that Robert Moses built in the 50s and 60s. there are no "free lanes" -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 12:04
Who would be against congestion pricing if not for conservatives? It's government-induced scarcity. -- nm - Roger More Nov 14, 10:42
Because it's New York and NY rejected him -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 10:39
because his base lives on Long Island and northern Jersey -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 10:34
He's been told it's bad by Republicans in the state who call it a cash grab, as usual. She should have started it up months ago. People would - Krusty Nov 14, 10:28
Do you view that IM as Trump's political ideology? -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 10:27 1
- Not really, no. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 14, 10:38
Ideologically speaking it is a violation of the core principle of unconstrained power to for government to impose a cost on action. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 14, 10:24 3
- Also, re: capitalism -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 14, 10:36 2
  - Optional toll lanes are the new trend here in the South. - Strongbad Nov 14, 10:41 1
    - Except it’s taxpayers that are on the hook rather than investors. Now, if they decided to sell off the toll lanes to private operators…. -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 10:49
Because some Dems are for it? -- nm - mara Nov 14, 10:21 5
- NYC Dems are for it. Upstate (Hudson Valley, my area) Dems are against it. All Rs are against it. Hochul is also against it. -- (edited) - Tim Nov 14, 10:35 4
  - Their reasoning is bad and how often do they even drive into the city that it will even matter to them? - Krusty Nov 14, 10:46 2
    - Oh, you commute to NYC every day? That’s a you problem, sorry. -- nm - Tim Nov 14, 10:51 1
      - Take the train. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 12:10
  - it is already the law of NY state. the more Hochul tries to fuck around at the 13th hour the more she just risks MTA going bankrupt -- nm - mr mooch Nov 14, 10:40

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