I regret to inform you that left-wing governance has struck again. In New York City, sky-high, around-the-clock "congestion pricing" has been put into effect for a large portion of Manhattan. That means working-class individuals will now be forced to shell out $9.00 every single time they cross 60th Street, with even higher fees for commercial vehicles. 

No worries, though. This is all for their good because this is supposedly going to raise $15,000,000,000 for "mass transit improvements." In other words, you'll ride the subway, and you'll like it.

NYC congestion tolls start tomorrow for motorists entering Manhattan at 60th St. or below:

• Cars/SUVs/pickups: $9
• Non-commuter buses: $14.40
• Big rigs: $21.60
• Motorcycles: $4.50

The MTA wants to raise $15 billion for mass transit improvements and ease gridlock pic.twitter.com/pDPsFhL5vy

— Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) January 4, 2025

What blows my mind about this is how openly manipulative it is. New York City has taken multiple lanes of almost every road in Manhattan and turned them into inefficient, little-used bike lanes. That is certainly a major factor in the increase in congestion. Yet, instead of just getting rid of the bike lanes as any sane person would do, Democrats have decided the best way forward is to gouge drivers to force them onto their garbage subway system. 

That would be the same system where a woman was burned alive recently. Never mind what happened to Daniel Penny, who was thankfully acquitted after he was charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide for protecting people from a threatening vagrant.

SEE: Justice Served as Daniel Penny Jurors Reach a Verdict

It's not rich people who are being punished by these new tolls. They'll pay them and not think twice. It's the guy who needs to drive his pick-up to the job site or the delivery driver who already has to rent his own truck to run his route. Do Democrats, care, though? Of course, they don't. In fact, they want you to be thankful they screwed you over.

This morning, congestion pricing went live, a first-of-its-kind program in the nation to alleviate traffic, bringing safer streets, improved transit, faster emergency response times, & cleaner air to NYC.

I’ve long championed congestion pricing, and finally, the moment is here. https://t.co/1Kl5FquUcM

— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) January 5, 2025

Naturally, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) never takes the subway. Instead, he gets chauffeured around the city in a taxpayer-funded SUV. These fees will make his life easier by reducing the number of cars on the road and shortening his commutes, which perfectly encapsulates the left-wing mindset. There's no limit to who they won't shove under the bus if it means they get to virtue-signal about something while leaving the little guy laying in the mud.

Here’s a look at “champion” of this new tax, @RepJerryNadler, getting out of his taxpayer-funded, NYPD-chauffeured SUV, for which he pays no tolls while his constituents are gouged. https://t.co/JP4HqhvYbj pic.twitter.com/xXG2xPM4vf

— UpperEastSite.com (@uppereastsiteny) January 5, 2025

But while this is a case study of how stupidly destructive the Democratic Party governance is, I can only feel so sorry for those who are about to suffer the repercussions of this new policy. Statistically, most of them voted for the very politicians who came up with this congestion scam. I would highly suggest they rethink their voting habits.