http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/15/ibo-city-state-delinquent-in-contributing-to-mta-coffers/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/15/ibo-city-state-delinquent-in-contributing-to-mta-coffers/#comment-47090 Streetsblog » On the Campaign Trail, Silver Blames MTA for Pricing Debacle Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:43:57 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1188#comment-47090 [...] that? It's the chronically underfunded agency, not the lawmaking bodies lording over it, that lacks [...] [...] that? It’s the chronically underfunded agency, not the lawmaking bodies lording over it, that lacks [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/15/ibo-city-state-delinquent-in-contributing-to-mta-coffers/#comment-44842 Josh Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:12:46 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1188#comment-44842 I'm not sure I'd say "fixed" but it definitely would have helped. I’m not sure I’d say “fixed” but it definitely would have helped.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/15/ibo-city-state-delinquent-in-contributing-to-mta-coffers/#comment-44840 Boris Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:54:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1188#comment-44840 I don't know how city and state budgets work, but I do expect them to at least index long-term projects for inflation. Presumably, taxes go up as prices go up, so right now there is extra money somewhere out there that should've been given to the MTA. So Bloomberg's talk about there being no money really means that it was spent inappropriately. I don’t know how city and state budgets work, but I do expect them to at least index long-term projects for inflation. Presumably, taxes go up as prices go up, so right now there is extra money somewhere out there that should’ve been given to the MTA. So Bloomberg’s talk about there being no money really means that it was spent inappropriately.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2008/08/15/ibo-city-state-delinquent-in-contributing-to-mta-coffers/#comment-44803 The Overhead Wire Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:37:39 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=1188#comment-44803 I think the problem is that people always expect something for nothing. Congestion Pricing would have fixed all this. I think the problem is that people always expect something for nothing. Congestion Pricing would have fixed all this.

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