I'm sure the poor people in Chicago who cannot afford to drive will find comfort with Obamaite Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's baby temper tantrum today.
From the Chicago Tribune: Mayor Rahm Emanuel had a message Monday for CTA riders upset about
upcoming fare hikes: they’re not really fare increases, public transit
remains a bargain and commuters can “make that choice” about whether to
drive or take buses and trains.
“Fares stayed the same. Basic
fares stayed the same, which you cannot say about gas prices,” said
Emanuel in his first public comments since the CTA announced a 2013
budget proposal last week.
While it’s true the standard
payment for a single CTA trip will remain $2.25, the mayor’s transit
agency plans a 16 percent increase to the cost of a 30-day pass and
higher jumps for one-day, three-day and seven-day passes. About 55
percent of CTA commuters use some kind of pass.
The mayor
suggested commuters who don't like the new fare structure are free to
get behind the wheel, setting aside the fact many Chicagoans who rely on
the CTA to get to and from work don't have cars.
“Now you, as a
commuter, will pick. You can either drive to work or you can take
public transportation, and the standard fare will stay the same,”
Emanuel said.
Under the budget proposal CTA President Forrest
Claypool unveiled, the 30-day card will go up 16 percent from $86 to
$100. Seven-day passes will rise 22 percent, to $28 from $23.
Three-day passes will increase 43 percent, to $20 from $14. And one-day passes will increase to $10 from $5.75. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-emanuel-on-cta-increases-not-fare-hikes-chicagoans-can-choose-to-drive-20121126,0,793097.story
Emmanuel is just a petulant little baby and feels so threatened that someone would dare question him, especially after he was caught into a lie.
But you know what, I would love to have people drive to work in Chicago. More air pollution, more carbon dioxide in the air, more traffic jams and less revenue for the transit system. That will show that little bastard.
Then there is this in the article: Emanuel talked about the CTA increases as he heralded the sewer, water
main and street paving work completed this year through his signature
infrastructure plan, which was funded in part by water and sewer fee
increases the mayor pushed through last year.
To help pay for that work, water rates increased by 25 percent this
year, to $2.51 per 1,000 gallons. Next year, they will rise another 15
percent, to $2.89 per 1,000 gallons.
The average bill for a
single-family home without a meter went up from $450 last year to $572
this year, according to city estimates. Continued annual increases will
raise it to about $920 in 2015.
To be honest with you, I think that is great. you people are the one's responsible for Obama, Emmanuel, Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sr. You ought to be taxed at 100% of your wages for giving the country these jerkoffs.
Patel, the Wishful Thinker/Dreamer
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