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   Ruben Safir to nikolay kazakov   
   Re: The MTA Monopoly - closing the looph   
   31 Aug 22 16:19:51   
   
   From: mrbrklyn@panix.com   
      
   nikolay kazakov  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Cars do not belong in cities.   
   >   
   >> Wrong - Cities are not possible without cars.   
   >   
   >   
   > That about sums up the problem.  Those that want a city free of cars live in   
   a theology driven fantasy that is destroying life for NYCs working class.   
   >   
   > When Robert Moses did this to the City and State, he was villainized and   
   kicked to the curb.  When the MTA does it, the politicians use it as a slush   
   fund for political graff, and these fools couldn't care less because they live   
   in a fantasy world    
   where there is no class or discrimination, and everyone is forced to take the   
   train.   
      
      
   That was nothing compared to the slush fund that the East Side Access   
   project was.  It is disgusting.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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