1 posted on
04/22/2007 4:06:04 PM PDT by
blam
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To: blam
I hope this man elects a burial when he is dead.
And I hope I outlive him.
Because I’m anxious to piss on his grave.
2 posted on
04/22/2007 4:08:31 PM PDT by
Glenn
(Annoy a Rudy-Bot...Think for yourself.)
To: blam
Who's a big enough idiot to drive on that island if they don't absolutely have to/get paid to, anyway? I wouldn't.
3 posted on
04/22/2007 4:08:59 PM PDT by
RichInOC
(Stupidity is its own punishment...but sometimes it causes collateral damage.)
To: blam
You already pay a fee for driving into Manhattan on most bridges and tunnels. It’s called a toll.
You also pay a whopping tax if you put your car in a parking garage. If you leave it on the street and get towed, you pay a huge fine to redeem your car.
If you drive into Manhattan for the purpose of working, you pay a whopping state income tax.
And if you drive into Manhattan and stay at a hotel, you pay a whopping hotel tax.
Altogether, It’s a wonder anybody bothers to drive into Manhattan.
4 posted on
04/22/2007 4:10:40 PM PDT by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: blam
Yes, he is explicitly following in the footsteps of “Red” Ken Livingstone with this one.
To: blam
A key objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030... Well,that puts *my* mind at ease.At least he's not doing it for the $$$.
6 posted on
04/22/2007 4:10:53 PM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)
To: blam
$8 congestion fee
Carbon Off-sets.
These people are nuts, but they keep getting elected. And they manage to create these scams and frauds.
8 posted on
04/22/2007 4:12:05 PM PDT by
TomGuy
To: blam
as a person born on this island, it’s just another in a long list of reasons to avoid it.
To: blam
Just ban cars from downtown New York. Let's call this what it is really is: a revenue enhancement measure. It has nothing to do with cleaning up New York's air or reducing global warming.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
10 posted on
04/22/2007 4:13:07 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: blam
I REALLY hope it passes, along with the corresponding fee for anyone from NYC to go OUT of the city and pollute the rest of the state, country, world....
13 posted on
04/22/2007 4:17:44 PM PDT by
Gondring
(I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
To: blam
Typical politician - never met a fee or tax he didn’t want to force on taxpayers.
14 posted on
04/22/2007 4:21:54 PM PDT by
proudofthesouth
(Liberals are destroying this country and our spineless politicians are helping them!)
To: blam
Excellent idea Bloommersberger has.
He looks like a fellow who would rather squat to pee than stand up like a man.
The liberals of New Jerk City deserve this worm.
Just goes to show that you get what you elect.
Wealth dosen’t necessarily convert into common sense for many, especially the Hollyweird and New Jerk City crowd.
15 posted on
04/22/2007 4:23:41 PM PDT by
OKIEDOC
(Kalifornia, DUNCAN 08, ELECTION 2008, MOST IMPORTANT OF MY LIFE TIME)
To: blam
16 posted on
04/22/2007 4:29:33 PM PDT by
LFOD777
(In 2006, Washington spent $2.7 Trillion and ran a $248 billion budget deficit.)
To: blam
It would make sense if this actually reduced the congestion in NYC, but it wont.
But it wont. The main problem is so much biz related traffic. Mostly trucks and vans. And they still have to come into the city, surcharge or not.
This will get passed on as a cost to comsumers by higher costs of doing biz and for higher costs for products. They studies that say it will save time $ money via reduced traffic are worthless.
This is just a tax.
18 posted on
04/22/2007 4:38:27 PM PDT by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: blam
Reminds me of a joke:
Before going to Europe on business, a man drove his Rolls-Royce to a downtown New York City bank and went in to ask for an immediate loan of $5,000.
The loan officer, taken aback, requested collateral and so the man said, “Well then, here are the keys to my Rolls-Royce.”
The loan officer promptly had the car driven into the bank’s underground parking for safe keeping, and gave him $5,000.
Two weeks later, the man walked through the bank’s doors, and asked to settle up his loan and get his car back. “That will be $5,000 in principal, and $15.40 in interest”, the loan officer said. The man wrote out a check and started to walk away.
“Wait sir”, the loan officer said, “while you were gone, I found out you are a millionaire. Why in the world would you need to borrow $5,000?”
The man smiled. “Where else could I park my Rolls-Royce in Manhattan for two weeks and pay only $15.40?
To: blam
expected surge in population that he said is sure to put a strain on its transportation, housing and energy systems. Hmmmm. Why not just let the cops and ICE do their job and deport the illegals? That will reduce congestion.
He's a dork. A sincerely deluded one. It won't happen, because it will kill too much business, and the City Council (of Aldermen . . . non-PC term) won't go along.
To: blam
90% of the cars there are taxis.
(That’s a guess.)
22 posted on
04/22/2007 5:03:53 PM PDT by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: blam
Has anyone said how this would work? The map seems to indicate that the West Side Highway (or West Street) and the FDR Drive are "uncharged routes." Are they going to charge people who get off south of 86th Street? Will they require EasyPass to drive in NYC (in violation of Legal Tender laws)? Despite all the silly comments about driving into NYC, it's relatively easy as long as one avoids rush hour(s). I went in last Wednesday for dinner. All of the traffic congestion was in NJ!
ML/NJ
23 posted on
04/22/2007 5:06:37 PM PDT by
ml/nj
To: blam
A key objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030, by which time the population is projected to grow by at least a million people, he said. By taxation, the growth estimates are greatly exaggerated.
To: blam
The $8 congestion fee was one of 127 initiatives included in a sweeping plan by the mayor to help the city of currently 8.2 million people cope with ...No one remembers the timid...
Any one who can work in Manhattan can afford $80. Why stop with a lousy girly-man $8?
Just saying.
29 posted on
04/22/2007 5:16:03 PM PDT by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: blam
"Mayor (Bloomberg) Proposes A Fee For Driving Into Manhattan" Mayor Bloomberg would have to pay me to drive into Manhattan!
31 posted on
04/22/2007 5:23:38 PM PDT by
davisfh
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