Those 1 trillion 0bama bucks took care of all that, chief, we’re good
Small govt is not big mommy and daddy govt.
Take uber or buy a cheap car. Lot more freedom.
It is not virtuous for govt to raise people to want to live like hamsters in cages.
Not ever.
Large government collects too much taxes putting businesses out of business and surviving businesses not only can’t run their own business but can not get maintenance done.
Article’s verdict: “Other people don’t give us enough of their money.”
Heck, New Jersey has a National Guard. Just send them across the borders to take the money for public transit.
Charge the fair price for it and do your own capital projects and maintenance. You’ll get just as much good pub transit as you need.
NYC’s impressive subway system was built by a competitive free market.
Since it became a government monopoly it has become schlerotic and expensive.
Extorting money from people who don’t use mass transit to subsidize systems for those who do is just another form of wealth redistribution.
Another way big government unfairly picks winners and losers.
Put mass transit back in the hands of private industry and stop the subsidies.
Offer all those folks $1,500 per year tax break in lieu of public transportation and see how many takers they have:)
What “small” government are they talking about?
New Jersey has not had “small government” for 70 years, at least.
It is big government that is usually incompetent.
Big government works when it can steal money from someone else. That is the Author’s prescription. Have people in other states (federal money) bail out New Jersey.
You want mass transit ... pay for it. There is always more people in CA, NY, NJ, Ma, CT, etc. that demand mass transit ... so raise taxes on those citizens.
Corrupt transit authorities.
Before the government got involved there was a much more extensive public transit system. And it probably worked better too.
There, fixed it.
Where is it written that government must be responsible for mass transit? Did the government create Uber and Lyft?