No, they aren’t adding a tax on your metrocard purchase. They are increasing the taxes involved in high-value real estate transactions and, allegedly, using the proceeds to fix my favorite broken train system. I’m always skeptical that money will go where it’s supposed to but if this does happen, it will make me feel a bit better about why the tax exists.
Read MoreNew York Values #2 - Expectations
Along with our perceived selfishness and rudeness, there’s an idea of New Yorkers as unwilling to settle for less, our “go big or go home” mentality driving us to compete ruthlessly with one another, to send back dishes at restaurants, to scream at assistants, and to whine and moan about any perceived dip in quality.
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