> Large amounts of traffic means more tolls collected. They could get by fine on a normal toll amount. $15 is indefensible. Why is the answer "screw the poor"?

> Large amounts of traffic means more tolls collected. They could get by fine on a normal toll amount. $15 is indefensible. Why is the answer "screw the poor"? The answer isn't "screw the poor", because the poor aren't generally driving into Manhattan. They're taking public transit. Driving into Manhattan is already incredibly expensive. $15 is a drop in the bucket compared to what people already have to pay.