> [ Responding to TELECOM Digest Editor regarding NYC's Mayor
> Bloomberg's non-control of the State chartered transit system ]
>> Then why can't he get the commuter tax back? (There used to be a NYC
>> Income Tax for non-residents of the city who worked there, but the
>> state turned it off. Turning it on to lower taxes paid by city
>> residents who vote for mayor would help Bloomberg.)
> If you really believe that letting NYC tap additional tax revenue
> (from, in this case, non city residents) would lead to a corresponding
> decrease in other taxes, I'd suggest you're demonstrating a very rosy
> view of government finances.
No, I believe he'd just have more to spend. But in either case, it's clear Bloomberg _wants_ the commuter tax so the fact he doesn't have it proves that NYS isn't controlled by him.
Seth