[EinNYC]

The NYC subway is an absolutely disgrace. Its present deteriorated condition, with nearly daily derailments and incidents, is the culmination of years of sweeping proper maintenance under the rug, using the funds necessary to do that for other things. In the case of DeBlASSio, millions of taxpayer dollars have been used to provide legal assistance to ILLEGAL CRIMINAL INVADERS--they even have a special section in the NY Daily News to let immigrants know about their "rights".

Undocumented immigrants are finding themselves arrested and detained. Don’t make it easy for ICE. Know your rights. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: Don’t get ICE-d out — Know your basic rights

Immigrants and residents fearing Trump’s policies must continue asserting their rights

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Millions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on welfare and drug rehab fraud, on paying hotel owners--who purpose-built their hotels in areas no normal hotel would have been in--to use their "hotel" to house homeless (who flock in from parts all over to take advantage of the stupid "We must shelter all who claim they need it" NYC law), to pay multiple tiers of attorneys to harass veteran teachers to force them out so cheap unqualified newbies can be hired in their stead, to pay highly dubious "teaching coaches" (some even from Australia, like they understand our kids' cultural mores) to inform veteran teachers how to teach, on thousands upon thousands of dollars for laptops in classrooms which were promptly STOLEN, on providing welfare, food stamps, free education and medical care to ILLEGAL CRIMINAL INVADERS, on paying off the right people to make political hay, and even paying for his corruption charges' attorney fees. Is it any mystery why there is no money (so they say) to properly maintenance an extremely essential public transportation system? And, this year the city purportedly has a surplus of funds.

What do you think the wealthy will do when faced with yet another hitch in their taxes? They will leave, decreasing the tax base even further, and placing more and more of the tax burden on middle class households.

The chickens are finally coming home to roost as far as the NYC subway system, and the neglect of decades is so bad now, it can't be swept under the rug for the next administration any longer.

[2ndDivisionVet]

And they will all switch their citizenship to Florida.

[JonPreston]

Good, they voted for him.

[goodnesswins]

Haha...and the Wealthy don’t use the subway

[unixfox]

Make the “rich” pay for something they don’t use!

What a concept!

[SkyDancer]

Ten percent to the subway system the rest will go to ...?

[Artemis Webb]

I actually have no problem with de Blasio’s idea since the people of NY, including the rich, are getting what they voted for. I hope it hurts.

[rktman]

I’ll take a foot long BMT on wheat, not toasted, lettuce, tomatoe, mustard, mayo, oil and vinegar, salt and pepper.

[Fungi]

The time rested response for all commies—blame it on the rich, they are the problem, they are not paying their fair share. Does that include you DeBozo, living safely behind walls in your gilded castle?

[ArcadeQuarters]

Great. I hope every left wing mayor gives their voters the socialism they voted for but no bailout!

[sevlex]

Maybe the dumbass will look across the state line and see how Connecticut lost revenues after raising taxes.

The uber-wealthy will simply relocate.....and take their wealth with them.

[plain talk]

It would increase the city’s highest income tax rate by about 0.5 percent, to 4.4 percent from about 3.9 percent, for married couples with incomes above $1 million and individuals who make more than $500,000.

4% is what some states charge. This is on top of what NY state charges. Incredible.

[Davy Crocket]

I say only tax Democrats they voted for this idiot.

[Chode]

taxation without representation... these people NEVER use the subway or buses, but now they are expected to pay for them

[Seruzawa]

How many bureaucrats will be needed to figure out who is or isn’t “low income”. Wouldn’t 100k per year be low income in NYC? Lol!

The master plan is to have NYs entire population be govt employees. Guaranteed Democrat majorities foever!

[bgill]

The wealthy don’t ride the subway. They hire limos and helicopters. Why should they pay for something they don’t use?

[FrankR]

Ol’ Big Bird thinks he inherited the gold key to the crapper, doesn’t he?

Why New Yawkers haven’t bugged out in droves, escapes me. Of course, we ARE getting our share of transplants here in Georgia...the problem is, they bring their money, and their liberalism with them.

I wouldn’t live in New York for a million dollar salary, and a free house.

[montag813]

You CAN’T “fix” the 113-year old NYC subway. It needs to be REPLACED. Line-by-line. It is an engineering and urban management nightmare.

[moovova]

“Everywhere is freaks and hairies. Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity. Tax the rich, feed the poor. Till there are no rich no more?”

[zerosix]

Will the last pro-life conservative leaving NY, please turn off the light?

[catnipman]

typical kommie solution for ‘fixing’ overcrowded public transit: spend 1/3 of the new tax money extorted from “rich” people on adding 800,000 new SUBSIDIZED riders, most of whom are probably jobless and/or illegal aliens who will now compete for subway space with folks with jobs who already can’t get to work because of EXISTING overcrowding!

Yeah, that’ll work!