Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just...
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@futurebird I always confuse congestion with constipation. Silly German me.
It's the same thing.
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@futurebird Could be the first protest in favor of keeping taxes high since the Boston Tea Party
There have been a lot of protests in favor of this.
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
#CongestionPricing #nyc #protest #uspol
@futurebird @jasonisaacdrums I’ll be taking the
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
#CongestionPricing #nyc #protest #uspol
@futurebird This is by no means original with me (but I forget where I read it just now), but I think a part of it is the fixed conservative belief that government intervention cannot work, which when presented with evidence to the contrary becomes a belief that such intervention *must not be allowed* to work.
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@futurebird This is by no means original with me (but I forget where I read it just now), but I think a part of it is the fixed conservative belief that government intervention cannot work, which when presented with evidence to the contrary becomes a belief that such intervention *must not be allowed* to work.
Not even the tamest milquetoast focus-group, stress tested scaled back MINIMAL change. Just can't leave one good thing alone no matter how tiny.
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There have been a lot of protests in favor of this.
@futurebird@sauropods.oh it seems like a good way to reduce congestion and raise much needed road work funds. Just don't often see people saying they won't stand for lower taxes.
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
#CongestionPricing #nyc #protest #uspol
Every day the post has some goofy article about people ‘hoping the turnstiles’ in the subway but **these** people don’t want to pay to drive cars all over the city getting in everyone’s way, blocking everyone so nothing moves. Nobody talks about that! They just want free stuff! They get caught all the time with tape on their license plates trying to fool the cameras so they can sneak in and cause gridlock. I’m so sick of it. We get *one* tiny good thing and now they want to take it away.
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
#CongestionPricing #nyc #protest #uspol
A sign that says “come and take it” being held by a congestion pricing supporter at Times Square
There is a silhouette of some traffic cameras! #CongestionPricing
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A sign that says “come and take it” being held by a congestion pricing supporter at Times Square
There is a silhouette of some traffic cameras! #CongestionPricing
@futurebird I’m feeling a little disoriented by the various efforts for and against different kinds of surveillance, the the camps from which they arise.
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@futurebird I’m feeling a little disoriented by the various efforts for and against different kinds of surveillance, the the camps from which they arise.
@copiesofcopies @futurebird You already registered your motor vehicle with the State, what’s an extra automatic toll going to do? -
@copiesofcopies @futurebird You already registered your motor vehicle with the State, what’s an extra automatic toll going to do?
@hypolite @futurebird tell the state where I’ve been and when, without the hassle of a subpoena to a telecom company supported by probable cause.
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@hypolite @futurebird tell the state where I’ve been and when, without the hassle of a subpoena to a telecom company supported by probable cause.
@hypolite @futurebird your question is a bit like asking, “You already live at a known address, how is that any different from sending the government your location every hour?”
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@hypolite @futurebird your question is a bit like asking, “You already live at a known address, how is that any different from sending the government your location every hour?”
@copiesofcopies @hypolite you don’t drive your house through densely populated neighborhoods where millions of people live— to bring a personal car into a city this dense is a privilege. Put on a mask and walk if you don’t wanna be tracked.
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@futurebird@sauropods.oh it seems like a good way to reduce congestion and raise much needed road work funds. Just don't often see people saying they won't stand for lower taxes.
That is how traumatic rush hour was.
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@copiesofcopies @hypolite you don’t drive your house through densely populated neighborhoods where millions of people live— to bring a personal car into a city this dense is a privilege. Put on a mask and walk if you don’t wanna be tracked.
@futurebird @hypolite for now that may be enough.
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
#CongestionPricing #nyc #protest #uspol
@futurebird This (obviously) isn't even really about whether congestion pricing is good or bad -- he's testing his power. How easily can he force states and cities to cede to his will?
Every win makes him stronger, every loss weaker. I fully trust that New Yorkers can push back and hold the line. You all have what it takes more than anyone. Don't let Hochul give in!
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@futurebird @hypolite for now that may be enough.
It's really hard for me to get worked up about tracking cars so they can pay a toll. There are already companies with similar data sets, and I don't mean the auto manufacturers. NYPD has been using them a decade. For "terrorism." They know every plate in lower manhattan. Not that they do anything productive with that information.
At least with the toll data, you can log on and know exactly what data has been collected on you. (and dispute it if it is incorrect)
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@futurebird This (obviously) isn't even really about whether congestion pricing is good or bad -- he's testing his power. How easily can he force states and cities to cede to his will?
Every win makes him stronger, every loss weaker. I fully trust that New Yorkers can push back and hold the line. You all have what it takes more than anyone. Don't let Hochul give in!
Thank you so much!
This event really cheered me up. There is so much to do, beyond just this one issue, but we need to start somewhere, right?
