Tax The Street

The taxman driveth:

CBS News reports, "Drivers will be charged when they enter the Congestion Relief Zone using the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queensboro or Williamsburg Bridges, or the Holland, Hugh L. Carey, Lincoln or Queens-Midtown tunnels. Drivers coming from the Bronx or Upper Manhattan will be charged once they reach 60th Street." Those entering the Congestion Pricing Zone (CPZ) "will now have to pay $9 during peak hours — 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends — and $2.25 for off-peak hours," according to the New York Post. This is not only the financial and business heart of New York City, it's the entertainment district as well, including Broadway, the Met, and other cultural hot spots. "Congestion pricing" is a head fake. The real purpose of the tax is not to relieve congestion but to hide the fact that New York Democrats have been robbing Peter to pay Paul for so long that the crumbling subway system can no longer be hidden. According to Bloomberg, subway repairs will cost at least $43 billion over five years. Tens of billions of dollars more will be needed for upgrades.

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