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re: Manhattan Congestion Pricing Takes Effect Today
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:32 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:32 pm to fightin tigers
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Poor people aren't driving into Manhatten.
And with this tax they never will.
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Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:34 pm to DesScorp
Sure they will
LINK
LINK
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Residents who live in the Congestion Relief Zone with a household income of less than $60,000 may qualify for a tax credit.
A 50% discount is available for drivers enrolled in the Low-Income Discount Plan. The discount kicks in after the first 10 trips in any month.
Those who have medical conditions that prevent them from using mass transit can apply for an Individual Disability Exemption Plan. Similarly, the Organizational Disability Exemption Plan covers vehicles used by organizations like Access-A-Ride
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:39 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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This board has been advocating for more of this A LOT lately.
Sure you did. You wouldn’t be offended like a little bitch if you hadn’t.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:40 pm to fightin tigers
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Everyone knows lower Manhattan is filled with poors paying $40 in existing tolls and $50 in existing parking to panhandle for a quarter at a time.
I guess you have a simplistic definition and understanding of poor. Noted and not surprising.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:41 pm to nugget
Well you've offered no data or concept of all these poor people driving into lower Manhattan, or why they are driving there.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:45 pm to Ghost of Colby
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How much $ to enter Harlem north of Central Park?
That’s where I used to live! Loved it up there. I lived on the same block as the subway too.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:46 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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This board has been advocating for more of this A LOT lately.
Is this a mistaken comparison of a $9 tax for driving into Manhattan to sales taxes?
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:48 pm to imjustafatkid
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Is this a mistaken comparison of a $9 tax for driving into Manhattan to sales taxes
It's a use tax.
Just like a gas tax in individual states or jurisdictions.
Also it isnt all of Manhattan.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:48 pm to Ghost of Colby
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How much $ to enter Harlem north of Central Park?
However much you bring with you.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:52 pm to fightin tigers
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It's a use tax.
Just like a gas tax in individual states or jurisdictions.
Also it isnt all of Manhattan.
I'd argue it's more closely aligned with luxury or excise taxes, like tobacco taxes.
ETA: While yes, those are consumption taxes, the purpose is to decrease sales. This is similar in that the purpose is to decrease Manhattan congestion.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 4:55 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:53 pm to imjustafatkid
Well, because it really only hits the wealthy, I agree.
But nugget believes there are swaths of poors driving to Wall Street jobs every day.
But nugget believes there are swaths of poors driving to Wall Street jobs every day.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:55 pm to fightin tigers
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Well, because it really only hits the wealthy, I agree
This is completely false, and also a wrong interpretation of excise taxes. This tax will be completely passed on to the consumer. The poorest will be most affected.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:56 pm to fightin tigers
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But nugget believes there are swaths of poors
Hey Siri, can you give me an example of a poorly constructed strawman argument that makes one look pathetic?
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:56 pm to imjustafatkid
Who is the consumer here?
You think the manufacturing entities in lower Manhattan are going to pass that on?
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:57 pm to fightin tigers
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Who is the consumer here?
Wait. Are you under the impression that companies just eat expenses and absorb those as losses?
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You think the manufacturing entities in lower Manhattan are going to pass that on?
No. I know that will happen.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 4:59 pm to nugget
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can you give me an example of a poorly constructed strawman argument that makes one look pathetic?
I can. Some people believe there are large amounts of poor people owning and operating vehicles in the most expensive area of the world.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 5:01 pm to imjustafatkid
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Wait. Are you under the impression that companies just eat expenses and absorb those as losses?
I'm saying it is a negligible cost for anyone driving to lower Manhattan.
No one is changing their habits based on this.
Sure it will be passed one. As would a direct tax on the entire city.
This post was edited on 1/5/25 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 1/5/25 at 5:02 pm to fightin tigers
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I'm saying it is a negligible cost for anyone driving to lower Manhattan.
No such thing as a negligible tax.
Posted on 1/5/25 at 5:02 pm to fightin tigers
Man, I really hope you don’t do anything for a career where you have to argue or use reason because this is hard to watch. I feel like I’m arguing with PJ on electrical engineering
Posted on 1/5/25 at 5:05 pm to nola tiger lsu
Time to start pricing all us peasants out of the cities haha.
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