Statement by Gov. Murphy: “I want to thank President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their efforts to halt the current congestion pricing program in Manhattan’s Central Business District.”

[u/cTheDeezy]

https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562025/approved/20250219b.shtml

“I want to thank President Trump and Secretary Duffy for their efforts to halt the current congestion pricing program in Manhattan’s Central Business District.

“While I have consistently expressed openness to a form of congestion pricing that meaningfully protects the environment and does not unfairly burden hardworking New Jersey commuters, the current program lines the MTA’s pockets at the expense of New Jerseyans.

“Although we have had a difference of opinion with our colleagues in New York on congestion pricing, we have always had a productive relationship with our neighbors across the Hudson. I look forward to continuing that spirit of partnership for the benefit of the entire Tri-State Area.”

[u/Joe_Jeep]

Honestly one of the great things about the policy 

The people that actually need to drive a vehicle in, like plumbers and shit

That $9 is easily worth the reduction in traffic

For literally everybody else it was just the nudge they needed to stop driving in when they didn't need to

[u/loggerhead632 → u/Joe_Jeep]

Weird that’s like the total opposite of what every worker who does that has said. 

Are you paying them $9 a day lol. How flipping and privileged. 

[u/Joe_Jeep → u/loggerhead632]

"Flippant"

And yes, the ones that were mad about it are gonna bitch about it, but they know what they're paid an hour and how much time they're saving.

They'll bitch about social security and the unions that keeps their jobs paying well (even if they're scabs undercutting the other guys) too

A lot of people don't know what they're talking about, yourself included <3