Most of the cost for NJ Transit is to pay the driver. > just like it costs money to keep the tunnels going No it doesn't. The toll is just rent seeking, it's

Most of the cost for NJ Transit is to pay the driver. > just like it costs money to keep the tunnels going No it doesn't. The toll is just rent seeking, it's not used to keep the tunnel going. The tunnel costs are just a tiny fraction of the tolls. See: https://www.nj.com/news/2017/12/gwb_jfk_and_ewr_bring_home_the_port_authority_baco.html https://www.nj.com/news/2017/12/gwb_jfk_and_ewr_bring_home_t... (and make sure to distinguish capital costs from operation costs, the article mostly will mention it). It's even worse in some ways because this is basically a jobs program for NY/NJ, they could automate a lot of stuff that isn't because the unions won't let: https://unionlabel.org/2022/08/02/twu-fighting-back-against-automation/ https://unionlabel.org/2022/08/02/twu-fighting-back-against-... The unions also control the unbelievably expensive construction costs from the first article I linked. This is why I called it a cash grab, because that's what it is.