Comments on: Gov. Patterson Voices Support For Ravitch Commission Plan

By: Rockland Should Join Fight Against MTA Payroll Tax — Transit Blogger

Rockland Should Join Fight Against MTA Payroll Tax — Transit Blogger — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:40:16 +0000

[...] period of time is the one over the MTA Mobility Tax aka MTA Payroll Tax. As I originally opined in December 2008, it was a horrible way to create revenue for the cash strapped transit agency due to the negative [...]

By: East Meadow Joins Fight Against MTA Payroll Tax — Transit Blogger

East Meadow Joins Fight Against MTA Payroll Tax — Transit Blogger — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:53:29 +0000

[...] readers know, I have been dead set against this funding mechanism since it was first proposed in December 2008 as a part of a package to help starve off the MTA’s “doomsday [...]

By: Editorial: Spare Charities From MTA Mobility Tax — Transit Blogger

Editorial: Spare Charities From MTA Mobility Tax — Transit Blogger — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:12:51 +0000

[...] MTA. One of the suggestions came in the form of a “Regional Mobility Tax” which I opined was nothing more than a “new corporate tax” that would do more harm than good in the [...]

By: Ravitch Tax Plan Facing Resistance — Transit Blogger

Ravitch Tax Plan Facing Resistance — Transit Blogger — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:11:02 +0000

[...] my readers know, I was not a fan of the payroll tax recommendation in the highly anticipated Ravitch Commission report. I outlined my reasons & [...]

By: Finally! My Thoughts On The Ravitch Report — Transit Blogger

Finally! My Thoughts On The Ravitch Report — Transit Blogger — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:58:51 +0000

[...] than good in the long run. I will copy & paste my thoughts on this proposal from an earlier entry: As far as that is concerned, I feel it is a bad idea. While the proposed amount of 1/3 of 1 [...]

By: Ravitch Commission Plan Is Finally Here — Transit Blogger

Ravitch Commission Plan Is Finally Here — Transit Blogger — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:03:14 +0000

[...] commented on some of proposals last night. As of this moment I am still tied up with a number of things. However I plan to sit down & [...]