Benefits of fighting MTA payroll tax
Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota talks about the risks that possible funding cuts would cause to the MTA and the people of New York. (Feb. 6, 2012)
The odds are running very strongly against a total repeal of the MTA payroll tax, the enactment of which sparked a bitter electoral backlash on Long Island three years ago.
But as unlikely as the chances may be, local elected officials -- especially those with few mass transit users in their districts -- seem to see no downside in lining up behind a repeal bill.
By keeping the issue...
