Let me see if the link works this way:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nyc-mayor-pushes-for-tax-on-the-1-percent-to-fund-subway-fix/2017/08/07/5612aa60-7b5f-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa_story.html?utm_term=.6c2a9593743e

My complaint is that there is enough money already in the entire system, but they just keep sucking up more. It's non-stop. And the riders should absolutely fund the additional costs of upgrades.

I wonder if CTA has ever done a study of their flat-rate fare system versus a zone system. I never quite understood why O'Hare to Lake is the same cost as Logan Square to Grand Ave.

Earlier in the thread you complained about tollways increasing in price. So who are you crappin?

http://www.tax.illinois.gov/News/2017_Gasohol.htm

July 11th Effective Date for Changes to the Gasohol Sales and Use Tax Exemption

While P.A. 100-22 removed the 20-percent Sales and Use Tax Exemption for sales of gasohol effective July 1, 2017, the Department has allowed motor fuel retailers until July 10, 2017, to make the appropriate changes to their pumps. The Department will not hold retailers responsible for collecting from their customers the full 100 percent amount of tax on gasohol sales made prior to July 11th, but if a retailer began collecting the full amount of tax prior to July 11th, that retailer must remit all tax collected to the Department. Retailers should not attempt to refund the tax in order to obtain a credit from the Department.

Edit: article on it

https://townhall.com/watchdog/illinois/ ... nol-n10779

If you wanted to save a few bucks you could always take the free tram to Economy parking then walk about a mile an a half, Higgins to River road and pick it up at the Rosemont stop.

Nope, Frank is spot on. They get away with the tax increase because they position it as hitting people who are doing bad things like drinking soda. That gets the non-soda drinking crowd to go along.

The best taxes apply broadly so that they raise the revenue needed to solve whatever budget problem exists. This tax doesn't raise that much revenue, hits businesses hard in a defined area (i.e. easy to avoid), and isn't going to change the cost of poor diets.

They keep incrementally raising the cost of living in this state. One year the tolls. The next year the income tax. The next year the general sales tax. The budget deal also raised the gas tax (little noticed) by removing the gasohol exemption. Then the property taxes. And nothing is done to address the underlying cost drivers.

New York's subway has become such a large problem as just about every mayor and governor saw the issues, but they kept kicking the can down the road. Plus with it running 24 hours, they don't get the opportunity for overnight maintenance as they do on most of Chicago's lines.

The Atlantic had a great piece on the subject.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ ... ad/533502/

Illinois would be fine if they could get rid of those pension obligations. Cocksucker Madigan.

The reason is people always rail against any tax increase. Look at Denis complaining about a tax increase on rich people who choose to live in a really expensive area.

Spoken like someone who wouldn't get them taken away .

The reason is people always rail against any tax increase. Look at Denis complaining about a tax increase on rich people who choose to live in a really expensive area.

New York's subway has become such a large problem as just about every mayor and governor saw the issues, but they kept kicking the can down the road. Plus with it running 24 hours, they don't get the opportunity for overnight maintenance as they do on most of Chicago's lines.

The Atlantic had a great piece on the subject.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/ ... ad/533502/

The reason is people always rail against any tax increase. Look at Denis complaining about a tax increase on rich people who choose to live in a really expensive area.

Perhaps the reason we rail against tax increases is that the money ends up largely being squandered or wasted. I think people would be more open to paying taxes if there was better accountability of the spending, but that is something that does not exist at any level of government.

and away we go:

https://consumerist.com/2017/08/08/walg ... socialflow

He’s seeking a jury trial and class-action status.