Inflation wisdom from Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger passed away last year, but his broad outlook on life and decades of experience in the financial markets continue to guide millions worldwide. “Most People are Going to Suffer“. “I think democracies are prone to inflation because politicians will naturally spend [excessively] – they have the power to print money and will use … Read more

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Inflation: MTA fare evasion at record high!

When Manhattan DA, Alvin Bragg, and Brooklyn DA, Eric Gonzalez, declared not prosecute theft of service including trespass, resisting arrest, marijuana, etc., fare evaders, house squatting, random punchers, illegal stores proliferated. MTA’s solution? Congestion pricing, fare increase in 2025, more money for people to guard the gates, while evaders just jump the turnstiles in front … Read more

Congestion Pricing: on, off, on…

Governor Kathy Hochul has “paused” Congestion Pricing on June 5th, and will restart it after the November elections. How did a $1 billion annual revenue projection went up to a $16.5 billion MTA capital budget cut? The Project purpose is to reduce traffic congestion in the Manhattan CBD in a manner that willgenerate revenue for … Read more

Lost and Found: SunPass deactivated

Dear DANNIEL MAIO, Thank you for contacting SunPass! Your service request number 1-11994381405 is closed. Thank you for contacting the SunPass Customer Service Center regarding the transponder.You can disreguard the transponder. If you have any questions, please contact our Customer Service Center at 888-865-5352 Monday-Friday 7:00 am-7:00 pm. To review the results of your request … Read more

Warning: Don’t stand near OMNY device with your iPhone!

My wife had her credit card charged by OMNY. She uses a regular 30-day unlimited MetroCard. After some research, we discovered that her Express Transit function in Settings was “ON”. We turned it off. Even those who have an account, OMNY has disabled Trips and Charges features for nearly a year, so user is clueless.