Comments on: The King of Albany Gridlock Breaks His Silence http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TOMSAIL http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-32581 TOMSAIL Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:55:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/#comment-32581 BEAT THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION! AMERICANS: GUILTY OF EXTRAVAGANT OVER-INDULGENCE--TOO MANY CARS It is time for local governments to start increasing the taxes on car ownership--a progressive tax. If a household owns more than one car, there should be an increasingly higher annual tax percentage on every car after the first one. This would be a fair way to encourage a reduction of cars on the road, to increase revenues for road and transit system improvements, and to fight Global Warming. This progressive tax would also provide the revenue needed to lower or eliminate the cost of transit passes. Additional help in establishing an effective plan can be found in the new book: "HOW TO LIVE WELL WITHOUT OWNING A CAR" by Chris Balish.... "With all the media hype about Climate Change, Traffic Congestion, and Oil Addiction, there aren't many out there talking about doing something really worth while about the major culprit--the CAR. This book has a great, completely voluntary, plan that not only helps to achieve National Energy Independence, but also helps all people to achieve Personal Financial Freedom." EXAMPLE: We are all familiar with Car Rentals, but how many know anything about the rapidly growing Car Sharing Companies and Car Sharing Neighborhood Groups? BEAT THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION!

AMERICANS: GUILTY OF EXTRAVAGANT OVER-INDULGENCE–TOO MANY CARS

It is time for local governments to start increasing the taxes on car ownership–a progressive tax. If a household owns more than one car, there should be an increasingly higher annual tax percentage on every car after the first one.

This would be a fair way to encourage a reduction of cars on the road, to increase revenues for road and transit system improvements, and to fight Global Warming.

This progressive tax would also provide the revenue needed to lower or eliminate the cost of transit passes.

Additional help in establishing an effective plan can be found in the new book:

“HOW TO LIVE WELL WITHOUT OWNING A CAR” by Chris Balish….

“With all the media hype about Climate Change, Traffic Congestion, and Oil Addiction, there aren’t many out there talking about doing something really worth while about the major culprit–the CAR. This book has a great, completely voluntary, plan that not only helps to achieve National Energy Independence, but also helps all people to achieve Personal Financial Freedom.”

EXAMPLE: We are all familiar with Car Rentals, but how many know anything about the rapidly growing Car Sharing Companies and Car Sharing Neighborhood Groups?

]]> By: Q.R. http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-32551 Q.R. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:19:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/#comment-32551 Silver to New York: Drop Dead (Eventually) Silver to New York: Drop Dead (Eventually)

]]> By: momos http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/comment-page-1/#comment-32541 momos Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:50:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/12/the-king-of-albany-gridlock-breaks-his-silence/#comment-32541 Streetsbloggers - Get on the phone and call Silver. All hands on deck. Tell him New York is watching his political games with disgust. DISTRICT OFFICE 212-312-1420 ALBANY OFFICE 518-455-3791 Streetsbloggers – Get on the phone and call Silver. All hands on deck. Tell him New York is watching his political games with disgust.

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