Fuck Cars

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago*

Best I can do is executing random people in the subway station

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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A judge denied an eleventh-hour effort Friday by neighbouring New Jersey state officials to block the scheme on grounds of its environmental impact on adjoining areas.

I’d sure love to see what the hell they think is gunna happen there.

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[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Driving into NYC from NJ sucks already. I try to never do it. Also the toll is already like $15 so what is a few more dollars? I don't know why anyone would want to drive in NYC.

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

I don't know why anyone would want to drive in NYC.

There was already a congestion charge, you just pay for it with your time. Now people who have the money get it easier to drive around.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 9 points 2 years ago

Car drivers truly care about the environment, the second it because drivers can't use some roads anymore.

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[–] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But its most high-profile opposition has come from Trump, a native New Yorker who has vowed to kill the scheme when he returns to office this month

lol so hochol finally unpaused the bill after she knew it would immediately be killed

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

dAy JuAn!

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[+] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -12 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

I hope they thought to put in exceptions for at least disabled people and stuff. Otherwise this is just another case of "poor people tax" where rich people dont care and poor people are completely fucked because of it. Probably should be wealth/wage adjusted to make any sense. I wanna see billionaires paying 10k+ everytime they wanna drive through there.

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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Of course there's a disability exception. And the idea that it's a tax on the poor is just asinine. Who the $@#% drives into Manhattan?

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[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Rich assholes who want to experience the city while live in a suburban homes. They want the best of both worlds and they want the taxpayers to subsidize their lifestyle.

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[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Exactly. They just use the excuse, "It's going to hurt the poor."

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

If this charge is then used to fund mass transit then it is win-win

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[–] Goodtoknow@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

From what I know, that is the plan for most of the funding.

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[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

10k is like less than a penny to billionaires though 😭

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[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

Yeah but it isn't to the rest of us.

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well that's the point of capitalism isn't it? That scarce resources are provided to those who have a higher market relevance.

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Uuh yeah and that is not good obviously...

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Well, then you have to focus on changing the underlying economic system.

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[–] Halasham@dormi.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Well, that and that those same SoBs can leverage their profits to induce scarcity where there isn't naturally to further their profitability.

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

That's where regulations come in, but it can also be good for job creation

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[–] Halasham@dormi.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The owner class don't create jobs. Work needs to be done regardless of their profitability, however their present control over the means to do it limits the work available to only what is most profitable for them and in as few jobs as possible for that profitable work.

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[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago

Hey I'll drop out now, I was just arguing to get the brain juices flowing. Peace out

https://www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com/

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

travel times during rush hour on some routes have more than halved, i'd think that's a pretty nice thing for the few disabled people who rely on their car to get around.