tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post1390028663025300442..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Any way you slice itCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-21575606086415280812013-11-11T11:38:20.030-05:002013-11-11T11:38:20.030-05:00Very interesting point, Jonathan!Very interesting point, Jonathan!Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-29675975824916370362013-11-11T11:26:19.912-05:002013-11-11T11:26:19.912-05:00Not-for-profit organizations end up receiving auto...Not-for-profit organizations end up receiving automobiles because someone gives them as gifts. Charitable deduction for the value of the car, plus the not-for-profit doesn't pay sales tax. Then you see the leader driving around in it.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520811734907587902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-83945520472228050462013-11-08T14:16:53.773-05:002013-11-08T14:16:53.773-05:00The underclass that doesn't drive: here in the...The underclass that doesn't drive: here in the sprawlburbs of Virginia where I live, many businesses are nearly inaccessible without a car. One local man told me that it's intentional: people without a car are part of a class that the business owners want to exclude. Maybe true.Steve Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970801099772755392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-66948046722476079552013-11-07T13:16:36.668-05:002013-11-07T13:16:36.668-05:00Great points in this posting. NYC is the one city ...Great points in this posting. NYC is the one city in the US (maybe Chicago also) where the upper middle class predominantly uses transit, and motorists are a much greater share among the lower middle class.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222111217186223952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-17239455679870238592013-11-07T07:25:01.318-05:002013-11-07T07:25:01.318-05:00"We do need to talk about inequality in New Y..."We do need to talk about inequality in New York and the best way to fight it."<br /><br />Im not so sure that there has been a lot of talk about the best way to fight it. Most people seem to think De Blasio will fight it simply by not being Bloomberg.<br /><br />Most people think that we need to focus on the poor, but the best way to fight the statistic of inequality would be to help the middle class stay in New York.BBnet3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/06025782630936914958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-34004795313183408202013-11-07T01:52:36.159-05:002013-11-07T01:52:36.159-05:00The idea that if you're "important" ...The idea that if you're "important" you travel around in a car (or SUV) makes me thing of the old cliche' "The Man on Horseback". He's separated from the "plain folks" by the elevation and speed of his horse. His modern version is separated from the "others" by steel and glass. He doesn't have to share; he can deal with others on his own terms.davistrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665337626953845254noreply@blogger.com