[Oldeconomybuyer]

The sun rises in the East, and democrats (communist in De Blasio's case) raise taxes.

[Red Badger]

They will leave..................and not via the subway.............

[jonno]

I’m curious - don’t the “fare funds” cover the cost of maintenance?

[Abundy]

Yes...let's tax the people that don't use a service to pay for that service.

jackasses

[Berosus]

De Blasio’s a Democrat? I thought he was a card-carrying Commie.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"I see you have some money there. Give it to me." --Billy the Blowjobio

[BitWielder1]

Aren't the fares supposed to pay for the maintenance, or were they perhaps (ahem) "lost" or "redirected"?
Send in a auditor.

[1Old Pro]

Given 80% - 90% of the city “rich” are liberals, I suspect they will have no problem funding socialist programs through higher taxes such as this

[ealgeone]

Perhaps if they weren’t paying for all the illegals......oh, wait. Never mind.

[mewzilla]

2 words, Kaiser Wilhelm: Laffer Curve.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Rich New York City leftists elected De Blasio so I have no problem with De Blasio raising their taxes.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Good news for luxury van lines companies, Florida homebuilders and concierge movers.

[onedoug]

Rich New York lefties headed south to make new liberal crap holes there.

[SandRat]

And no Sandoz will see any real job!

[robroys woman]

I left the Seattle area over six years ago because of this kind of nonsense. In my case its not that I’m “rich”. It was because the taxes were too high for the middle class, and the loss of freedom was the REAL reason. Little things like being able to build a shed without a permit, save the rain water off your roof, stuff like that.

[Thud]

This is a GREAT idea! Democrats should HURT the rich so they know what it feels like and know who is doing it to them, and drive them out of New York City into the bargain. What’s not to like about this?

[MrEdd]

And transportation in New York City falls into disrepair regardless of how much money was budgeted (on paper ) to it.

[Maskot]

No kidding! How many of the wealthy folk use the subway? DeBlowMeOwe is running the taxpayers out of the city

Has anyone noticed that the rich folk aren’t saying anything publicly??? Why?

[SkyDancer]

Why should they pay taxes on something they don’t use?

[SERKIT]

$500,000 huh? A half-assed tax for half-millionaires. It won’t take long for these liberals to run out of other people’s money. The earners should be ashamed of their success!

[Covenantor]

Pull quote:

....De Blasio, a Democrat, said his plan would:

raise an additional $700 million in 2018
for the subway and bus system,

and that the additional revenue

could be used to borrow more funding even sooner.

Quite a masterplan, jack the taxes on the rich to subsidize fares for the poor and then use the added revenue to quickly borrow more money which will never be repaid at the rate Kaiser Wilhelm Ponzi is spending.