New Yorkers Brace for First in the Nation 'Congestion Pricing'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : 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.
51% : Tolling begins two weeks before Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
50% : She allowed the pricing scheme to move forward but lowered the tax from $15 a trip to $9 a trip.
46% : The obvious allusion is to the idea that nothing is safe from taxation in liberal cities.
40% : "Trump will try to withdraw federal approval for the scheme, but it's not clear whether it will survive a challenge in court.
36% : Queens Assemblymember David Weprin, a Democrat, said, "It could definitely hurt the governor and some congressional candidates and state legislative candidates."

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