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Also note that in Manhattan there is already a service charge tacked on to all Ubers, and you need to be a licensed cab driver by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission to drive an Uber in the first place. It's not like other places in the United States where anybody can be an Uber driver.

At least as far as New York City goes this is wrong. Car ownership in the city is correlated with income; the poorer you are the more likely you are to not own a car and instead take public transit to work. https://wellango.github.io/posts/2021/06/who-owns-cars-in-nyc/

There have been repeated studies (see https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2007/11/02/fact-check-congestion-pricing-is-not-a-regressive-tax or https://citylimits.org/2017/09/07/debate-fact-check-is-congestion-pricing-regressive/) that in NYC congestion pricing would not be a regressive tax, and in fact would be progressive given the composition of car ownership in the city. Couple this with the fact that less cars means a more pleasant experience for those walking and taking transit (the vast majority of New Yorkers, especially amongst the poor) it's clear that congestion pricing would be a good thing.

Cowardice to the most insane degree. The one good thing that I was looking forward to is gone. Infinite jihad against Hochul.

It's insane how true this is. Even when Democrats have a full mandate and complete ability to actually do good things they are functionally incapable of doing anything good. I am now issuing a fatwa against Governor Hochul.

Cannot overstate how embarrassing this is. This was supposed to be the policy that gets the MTA working again. Widely supported by New Yorkers (like 66%+ support). Would have an immediate impact on millions of people.

Yo what the fuck. Obviously Democratic governors are cowardly and suck etc etc but Hochul just "indefinitely delayed" congestion pricing in New York City, the one good policy on the horizon for New York and something that would have made my day to day living experience infinitely more delightful. This was due to go into effect in 25 days. It's been planned for years. Would've reduced traffic and air pollution in Manhattan by a lot. Cowards. https://abc7ny.com/post/congestion-pricing-nyc-kathy-hochul-start-delay/14912968/

Fujimoto is a real one for dedicating a whole chapter to this shit. It's been coming for a while now, the whole series has been building up to this moment, but god damn.

The temperature in Delhi the other day was insane, glad it wasn't humid since it's only a matter of time before north India starts hitting wet bulb temps and thousands drop dead in the streets. Hope you can get out soon friend, it's such a shame it never took the Chinese path. Such a vibrant place.

Well it looks like all the rumblings of a BJP collapse were wrong. Exit polls are finally allowed to be reported in India and it's now widely expected Modi and the BJP will do much better than expected. Many are stating they might get a two thirds majority, allowing for constitutional changes. Not good folks. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-votes-final-phase-elections-both-modi-rahul-gandhi-eye-victory-2024-06-01/

Yeah I told him as much, I still expect to hear more from our beloved Clung.

Trump serving like a six month sentence in Rikers would be potentially the funniest outcome possible. Winning the Presidential election from a jail cell would be the icing on the cake. Getting stabbed in a prison fight and bleeding out on election night would be the true dream.

He will wiggle like he's never wiggled before. God tier wiggling.