Comments on: Mayor Mike proposes reservation tax to fund MTA http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/06/mayor-mike-proposes-reservation-tax-to-fund-mta/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anon. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/06/mayor-mike-proposes-reservation-tax-to-fund-mta/#comment-43898 Anon. Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:28:16 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1123#comment-43898 While NY can legally collect taxes on cigarettes sold on reservations, the major Indian tribes have the legal right to, among other things, blockade and shut down route 81 and route 17, both of which are built on reservation lands. On balance, I think the state's taxpayers would prefer not to have that confrontation again. While NY can legally collect taxes on cigarettes sold on reservations, the major Indian tribes have the legal right to, among other things, blockade and shut down route 81 and route 17, both of which are built on reservation lands.

On balance, I think the state’s taxpayers would prefer not to have that confrontation again.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/06/mayor-mike-proposes-reservation-tax-to-fund-mta/#comment-43402 Alon Levy Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:17:33 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1123#comment-43402 The shortage in raw materials has been affecting both public and private construction. The shortage in raw materials has been affecting both public and private construction.

]]> By: Chris http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/06/mayor-mike-proposes-reservation-tax-to-fund-mta/#comment-43191 Chris Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:25:05 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1123#comment-43191 Is Albany really all to blame? What about the unions and the MTA leadership? The TWU, the construction unions.. how can all these public construction projects be so huge, running over-time and over-budget? Especially when private construction industry has been booming and delivering projects on-budget and under-time? Something doesn't add up. -Chris Is Albany really all to blame? What about the unions and the MTA leadership? The TWU, the construction unions.. how can all these public construction projects be so huge, running over-time and over-budget? Especially when private construction industry has been booming and delivering projects on-budget and under-time?

Something doesn’t add up.

-Chris

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