Sean Duffy Schools CBS On Ending Congestion Pricing Tolls In New York City

Posted • February 20, 2025: This writer loves that Sean Duffy is Secretary of Transportation. Not just because he's from Wisconsin, and not just because he's more qualified than Mayor Pete ever was, but because he's good at his job. He's spanked Buttigieg on X, and told Hillary Clinton to mind her own business. He's also dealt with a major plane crash days after being sworn in, too. Now he's taking down New York for their congestion-pricing tolls, which Donald Trump ended yesterday. —— Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy: “New York’s congestion pricing scheme was an abusive shakedown of working-class Americans. That’s why I shut it down today.” —— BOOM. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul originally proposed congestion pricing in June of 2024, but paused it. She then tried to reinstate it a week after the election. With New York being a Democrat state, this tells you all you need to know. And none of it good.

Please keep in mind, they created congestion for the tax. 1) They licensed over 130k Ubers. There were 32k taxis before this. 2) They added bikes lanes. 3) They added bus lanes, reducing cars to a single lane in many instances. 4) They added "dining sheds." 5) They added more bike lanes. 6) The bikers ride on the sidewalks anyway. 7) They closed streets and whole areas that created massive gridlock. 8) They eliminated summons for blocking the box. -- Viola! - Congestion. It was a revenue stream. The less money a person has, the more they rely on buses & trains. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkO2ZwoXsAAAafy?format=png&name=900x900 —— Which is what they want. While they let criminals go free to push straphangers onto the tracks and set riders on fire. (…)

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