Comments on: Paterson has a secret plan to fund the MTA http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gov. Paterson’s not-so-impressive plan unveiled :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/#comment-60547 Gov. Paterson’s not-so-impressive plan unveiled :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 01 May 2009 05:24:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2796#comment-60547 [...] Paterson has a secret plan for the MTA. After debuting this fact on Wednesday, Paterson spent all day on Thursday talking [...] [...] Paterson has a secret plan for the MTA. After debuting this fact on Wednesday, Paterson spent all day on Thursday talking [...]

]]> By: Ariel http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/#comment-60535 Ariel Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:11:52 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2796#comment-60535 This reminds me of when Paterson kept his U.S. Senate selection a secret just to attract media attention. We all know how annoying that got, and this is along the same lines. If you have a secret plan to purse in the back room, why announce it? We really need a new governor. This reminds me of when Paterson kept his U.S. Senate selection a secret just to attract media attention. We all know how annoying that got, and this is along the same lines.

If you have a secret plan to purse in the back room, why announce it? We really need a new governor.

]]> By: herenthere http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/#comment-60533 herenthere Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:24:02 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2796#comment-60533 Uh-oh...he's sleeping with the senate... Uh-oh…he’s sleeping with the senate…

]]> By: Fairness http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/#comment-60531 Fairness Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:28:56 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2796#comment-60531 I have zero faith in Paterson being able to do anything significant on any matter that faces this state. He has proven to be just as horrible a governor as GWB was a president. I have zero faith in Paterson being able to do anything significant on any matter that faces this state. He has proven to be just as horrible a governor as GWB was a president.

]]> By: Josh K http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/04/30/paterson-has-a-secret-plan-to-fund-the-mta/#comment-60530 Josh K Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:09:02 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=2796#comment-60530 A secret plan to fund the MTA? How about just appropriating realistic levels of funding from the state and city general funds, like they should have been doing for the past 50 years? Or how about just wiping out the debt to bondholders? If the MTA weren't paying out so much in interest, it would be a lot more financially sound. Or even just doing what the Ravitch Commission suggested. Or congestion pricing. Anyone of these things would have gotten the MTA out of the hole it is in now. Most likely Patterson has some hair brained scheme that is based on faulty math, that is un-passable, as well as just being down right annoying to ALL parties involved. Can we just skip ahead to the 2010 gubernatorial elections and get Cuomo in already? I'm no fan of the duopoly system of politics in Albany, but at least Cuomo is sane. P.S. on an semi-unrelated note, one of the auto-generated google ads on this page is for "Support Joe Bruno"/ www.justiceforbruno.com . I don't think Bruno ever lifted a finger to help the MTA unless he could wrangle some copious amounts of pork for his district out of it. Hilarious irony in so many ways. A secret plan to fund the MTA? How about just appropriating realistic levels of funding from the state and city general funds, like they should have been doing for the past 50 years?

Or how about just wiping out the debt to bondholders? If the MTA weren’t paying out so much in interest, it would be a lot more financially sound.

Or even just doing what the Ravitch Commission suggested. Or congestion pricing. Anyone of these things would have gotten the MTA out of the hole it is in now.

Most likely Patterson has some hair brained scheme that is based on faulty math, that is un-passable, as well as just being down right annoying to ALL parties involved. Can we just skip ahead to the 2010 gubernatorial elections and get Cuomo in already? I’m no fan of the duopoly system of politics in Albany, but at least Cuomo is sane.

P.S. on an semi-unrelated note, one of the auto-generated google ads on this page is for “Support Joe Bruno”/ http://www.justiceforbruno.com . I don’t think Bruno ever lifted a finger to help the MTA unless he could wrangle some copious amounts of pork for his district out of it. Hilarious irony in so many ways.

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