alt Hacker NewsThis doesn't change my argument at all.
The more money you have, more you benefit from this ruling. Now you can buy a service which was not possible before.
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ceejayoz • 12/10/2025
> Now you can buy a service which was not possible before.
It wasn't possible to drive a car in NYC before congestion pricing? I find that… unlikely.
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JumpCrisscross • 12/10/2025
> more money you have, more you benefit from this ruling
This is nonsense.
The poor of New York benefit from congestion pricing. It means more funding for the public transit they predominantly take. And for the minority who drive for a living it increases their revenues.
The opposition to congestion charges comes from principally outside New York, often from folks who have little to no familiarity with it.
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The rich were driving before, and are still driving.
The difference is that now they are paying for that service they were already using, and those funds are going to public transit which serves the majority of New Yorkers especially those with lower incomes.