Comments on: Don’t Keep Transit Riders in the Dark, Governor

By: W. K. Lis

W. K. Lis — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:58:46 +0000

As governor, Mr. Paterson would probably be chauffeured around. That reminds me of another person, in previous years, who did not have a driver’s license and was also chauffeured around. Robert Moses was always chauffeured, and he ignored public transit.

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:58:07 +0000

From the New York Times:

“Mr. Paterson said the authority’s financial situation has deteriorated so rapidly that the rescue plan would no longer provide enough money to address the authority’s long-term fiscal needs. But limiting a fare and toll increase and halting deep service cuts would be enough for now, he said.”

And I say that was always the plan. Borrow money and hand it out. Let the infrastructure deteriorate. Party on and leave scorched earth behind. Generation Greed.

You’ll have a tax on wages but not retirement income, to postpone sacrifice from the present to the future, to satisfy a legislature and interests with one foot out the door.

By: mhelie

mhelie — Sat, 02 May 2009 20:58:27 +0000

It doesn’t matter how good your ideas are Deacon and christine, the politicians are feudal lords and they want you to kneel before them and kiss their ring.

By: Deacon

Deacon — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:07:10 +0000

They have this huge shortfall right so here’s an idea, why not create congestion charges for New York as they have in London. The powers that be should divide the city into zones and charge according to zone and vehicle type also charge more on the weekend than during the week. That way not only would you get more people getting on public transit to avoid the charges, you wouldn’t have to hike the rates and you make a pretty penny from the people that still continue to drive into the city.

By: christine

christine — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:05:14 +0000

Put the MTA in bankrupcy and sell it to the French .. It works for Chrysler, gets rid of the debt. All the money is due to the same banks that have taken Taxpayers funding ..

If the Fed can do it for cars, why not for mass transit?

By: JK

JK — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:20:12 +0000

Bravo. Well said.