The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
So apparently using LIRR to get to LaGuardia via Woodside is horseshit
Cable cars: Not just for ski vacations. In La Paz, Medellín, and a half dozen cities in #France, they're being used as robust forms of urban transit. I gave #Paris 's C1, Europe's newest (and longest) aerial tram, a test drive, and here's what I discovered: www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the...
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Did you pay sales tax again at MVC for your e-bike? Apply for a refund
New Jersey's new e-bike law is in full effect, but questions about its implementation continue unabated as lawmakers decline comment.
northjersey.com
Colleen Wilson@colleenonthescene.bsky.social · last wk.“I’ll be damned if I’m paying the State of New Jersey again, I paid it six years ago.” NJ e-bike riders livid over double sales taxing from MVC, which is now offering refunds. More on that, other issues coming up at MVC and more unanswered questions.
Replace the NYC ferry network with these
𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇@taras-grescoe.com · last wk.I took a ride on #Paris's Ligne C1, Europe’s newest, and longest, urban cable car line. I was impressed! I write about the downsides and (multiple) upsides of aerial tramways as public transport in this week's HIGH SPEED dispatch #transit #france🇫🇷 www.highspeed.blog/up-where-the...
The WSJ is unmatched in finding these absolute lunatics and painting their story as that of the average American
Less kids in school means lower property taxes, right?
No more Uber shuttle from Brooklyn to LGA? @airlineflyer.net
Interesting update coming to CDG. The RER-B is totally fine, but there will def be a market for this.
Riding the wooden escalators at Macy's, thinking about how transit agencies will look you in the eye and say they don't make the parts for the escalator that was installed in 2007 and that's why it will never be fixed
Hey @alonlevy.bsky.social if you could hold your nose for a minute... Is what is shown from 28:48 - 30:27, where the boring machine starts and ends without the need for a large pit, an actual innovation that could save money? youtu.be/VLWluf1hGBw?...
Behind The Scenes with Elon Musk's The Boring Company!
YouTube video by Dirty Tesla
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17 Mexican citizens have been killed during ICE operations. The Mexican government has filed criminal complaints w/several state prosecutors, served evidence preservation letters on detention centers, & called for a formal review by the UN Human Rights Council. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Mexico seeks accountability in Chicago-area ICE death and 16 others. Can it force the U.S. to act?
Mexico has filed criminal complaints with state and county prosecutors seeking investigations into the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals, including Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed by ...
chicago.suntimes.com
“That’s it for Jersey,” said one Queens resident w/o a license. “We’re just not going to go to Montclair one day, we’re not going to go to the Palisades, because we can’t use our e-bikes.” How NJ’s new e-bike law is impacting out-of-state visitors. www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...
Out-of-state e-bike riders avoiding NJ because of new law
New Jersey's new e-bike law requires registration - even for those from out of state who want to ride their e-bikes here. That's a turnoff for some.
northjersey.com
And for the wonkier of friends, here is the data table NJ Transit provided showing the breakdown of mode travel per match. Annoying, but not all that surprising, that FIFA did not share its data.
Colleen Wilson@colleenonthescene.bsky.social · 2w agoWhile NJ TRANSIT moved a historic number of people for World Cup (370k over eight matches), they would do a few things differently for the next big MetLife event. More on that and dissecting the numbers on mode of travel for the World Cup.
There are 1.5 million "full* self* driving" cars out there
“I did not have an eight-year-old sales receipt. I tried to explain to them I paid the tax,” he said. “Nope, you need some sort of receipt you paid your sales tax eight years ago.” www.nj.com/news/2026/07...
E-bike law is confusing and there’s no grace period. We took readers’ questions to the MVC.
New Jersey's new e-bike registration law is in effect. Cyclists and advocates said there is lot s of confusion about the law and the process to register bikes and which need insurance.
nj.com
Zero busses between Fresno and SF is crazy. @henryfung.bsky.social who is on the intercity bus beat? When did this happen
Incredible that the Kansas City Streetcar, which is a baby system in mixed use traffic, carried 2x more people on FIFA days than NJT did. @colleenonthescene.bsky.social
you will save yourself a lot of trouble and grief on any text based social media site by simply remembering that a lot of people can't read.
Used my remaining World Cup Peacock subscription to watch Obsession so I could do this during that one scene
Leonardo DiCaprio Points: 'Yes, That's It!'
ALT: Leonardo DiCaprio Points: 'Yes, That's It!'
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Adding a halftime show was a good call because every time Spain plays it's a snoozer
The nice part about metlife being a bad stadium is that it's basically at end of life in NFL terms so we can simply give them $5bn to build a new one
Can someone who knows anything about sport betting tell me what the payout would have been for $10 on that score line
Curious what fifa would have done if the final was scheduled for today with the big storms
If I ran local busses, I would simply stop along 42nd street instead of paying the PA hundreds of millions in fees
