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Old 08-10-2011, 07:40 PM
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richie - it's a good thing he has you in his corner - it's just too bad you can't vote for him - he lost a considerable number of followers when he signed the ny gay marriage bill and when he did'nt come flat out against the proposed port authority increases! of course, he might have gained from the gay, lesbian and transgendered community but he has lost the commuters and travelers. he and gov christie have stated that they had no idea of the proposal and that they will review the issue...but nobody believes that they did not know about increasing the gwb toll from $8 to $12 and then to $15 for cash payers and the path fare by a $1 a ride or $30 a month!. local news channels are doing man on the street interviews EVERY single day like there was no other news! most seem to think they are trying to put the toll takers out on unemployment with a conversion to the automated ez-pass system - and they don't seem to think too much of either gov for wanting to put their own residents out of work in this economy!
I don't know enough about the Port Authority fare increases, but if it translates into a better deal to use mass transit to get to that overcrowded city called New York, that may be a good thing.

Rising prices are what finally convinced me years ago to give up smoking, and maybe high prices will convince people to use mass transit. The only other solution would be more government subsidies and that mean higher taxes for all so that some people can drive their cars into the city.

EZ Pass should translate into severely cutting back the number of high paid public union employees working for Port Authority, if even by attrition. That would be a positive step.

As far as gay marriage; it may surprise you that I don't oppose it. I have a gay relative who is one the most loving, generous and and altogether wonderful people in my life circle. Along with his loving partner and some of their great friends, who I've met and come to know very well, I cannot stand in the way of this thing that means so much to them.