Bloomberg’s Congestion Tax Blocked

Let me get this straight...

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ease transport gridlock in Manhattan with a congestion charge has been blocked by the state’s assembly.

The scheme would have charged most drivers $8 to enter the city’s centre between 0600 and 1800 on weekdays.

New York will now forfeit a $354m federal grant intended to kick-start the initiative, which aimed to persuade drivers to use public transport.

Our federal government wanted to give New York $354 million tax dollars in order to encourage them to raise more taxes on the people of New York City?  That’s just nuts.