Quotes

"Fascism and communism both promise "social welfare," "social justice," and "fairness" to justify authoritarian means and extensive arbitrary and discretionary governmental powers." - F. A. Hayek"

"Life is a Bungling process and in no way educational." in James M. Cain

Jean Giraudoux who first said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.”

If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law. Sir Winston Churchill

"summum ius summa iniuria" ("More laws, more injustice.") Cicero

As Christopher Hitchens once put it, “The essence of tyranny is not iron law; it is capricious law.”

"Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." Ronald Reagan

"Law is where you buy it." Raymond Chandler

"Why did God make so many damn fools and Democrats?" Clarence Day

"If I feel like feeding squirrels to the nuts, this is the place for it." - Cluny Brown

"Oh, pshaw! When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have." Owen Wister "The Virginian"

Oscar Wilde said about the death scene in Little Nell, you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.

Thomas More's definition of government as "a conspiracy of rich men procuring their own commodities under the name and title of a commonwealth.” ~ Winston S. Churchill, A History of the English Speaking Peoples

“Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.” ~ Jonathon Swift

Monday, September 19, 2011

Does this come with Chauffeur Service? Port Authority's budget-busting toll, fare hikes go into effect

Government or Quasi-Government, they don't give you what you pay for. The bridge and tunnels are just another overpriced New York parking lot.

Port Authority's budget-busting toll, fare hikes go into effect | State | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -- Your State. Your News.
17 SEPTEMBER 2011 Bridge and tunnel tolls rising up to $12, PATH fare goes to $2 BY TOM HESTER SR.

Beginning Sunday morning, New Jerseyans driving into New York City or riding the PATH train will face an increased toll or fare hike.

Drivers who pay in cash will see the toll has increased from $8 to $12 at the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, and the three bridges connecting New Jersey to Staten Island.

PATH trains will see one-way fares rise by 25 cents to $2.

E-Zpass users face an increase of $1.50. The tolls will rise in phases until 2015, and by the final year of the increase, the price to cross a bridge or tunnel will be $12.50 for E-ZPass users during peak hours, up $4.50 from the current $8.

The average annual cost for New Jerseyans who use E-ZPass to commute to New York each weekday will be $2,232.50, up from $1,880 and rising to $2,937.50 as of December 2015.

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