[redandblack]

this is totally true - subsidizing the rich by the poor

I always thought congestion pricing was always mis-priced, and it should be tied to income/wealth.

The only way to do this is to let the poor apply and get free electronic tokens and get that missing 43k back.

fyi - my MD can easily manage a 10x the mid-town tolls

[jefftk]

> I always thought congestion pricing was always mis-priced, and it should be tied to income/wealth.

NYC has a low-income discount system: https://new.mta.info/tolls/congestion-relief-zone/discounts-...

But also, the money is going to fund public transit, which disproportionately benefits poorer people.

[breadwinner]

Should everything be tied to income/wealth? Taxes and college tuition are already tied to income/wealth. Why not food, housing, travel, clothes, healthcare, even drinking water? At that point wealth will stop to have any meaning.

[redandblack]

Yes - if we financialize all public services, then it makes sense to use income/wealth to subsidize (re-distribute to be more precise) the poor.

I remember reading a few weeks back that UK is getting the railroads back to public ownership - not sure if that is true, but would like to hear from UK readers on the impact of financialization (aka privatizing) of public utilities.

I am not a fan of public ownership - but a supported of public subsidies for utilities - transport / electricity / heat / water and in this case roads

[mensetmanusman]

Yes, e ink displays in the super market following you around with prices dependent on how many bitcoins in your cold wallet.

[adgjlsfhk1]

Poor people in NYC don't have cars.

[gscott]

It will help Amazon and other delivery companies. Less competition from people driving their own cars to get things. California is working to put on a per-mile tax onto drivers because roads wear out faster then gas taxes, sales tax on autos, sales tax on auto repairs/parts, and registration taxes can be collected...