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New Yorkers who live below the federal poverty line can now sign up for discounted subway and bus fares during the open enrollment period that starts Monday.
Those eligible during the first phase of the rollout included NYCHA residents, CUNY students, military veterans and people receiving Cash Assistance or SNAP benefits.
To qualify for the second phase, you must be a New York City resident between the ages of 18 and 64. You cannot already receive reduced price MetroCards.
The price works out to be $63.50 instead of $127 a month for the monthly MetroCard.
Straphangers agree the program is necessary for a transit system that keeps raising prices ever so often.
"I don't think they're doing enough because they keep raising the fares and the suubway system it feels like there's nothing going on and I don't feel like they're doing enough," said one New Yorker.
"The government should do it. It's very helpful for them. I think that the government should always do it," said another New Yorker.
You can find out more information about enrollment and eligibility at nyc.gov/fairfares.
Why does this feel like un-affordable housing all over again
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Is your household income at
or below the following limits?
Persons in Household Max Income
1 $12,760
2 $17,240
3 $21,720
4 $26,200
5 $30,680
6 $35,160
7 $39,640
8 $44,120
Personally I think the household max income should be more than what that is. for 1 person making 12k a year the metro card should be $20 or less. 6% of your salary is a lot if you are only making $12k.
I feel like if you're making that little, you should just leave NYC. It's clearly not working for that person. Barring extreme circumstance of course, like disabled or elderly (maybe).
Like, min wage is $15. Hopefully you can get full time work or work 2 jobs and get the 40 hours in. Then 52 weeks. $15 * 40 hours * 52 weeks = $31,200/yr.
Minus some of course due to holidays and sick days since it's inevitable, but even then [$12,760, $31,200] is a huge range, and we're talking about people making less than the min. Standard deduction is $12,200, so you should get most of what you paid in taxes back.
Hell, if I wasn't doing my masters and taking Japanese classes, I'd probably take some part time job on the weekends. That's pretty good money.
I feel like if you're making that little, you should just leave NYC. It's clearly not working for that person. Barring extreme circumstance of course, like disabled or elderly (maybe).
Like, min wage is $15. Hopefully you can get full time work or work 2 jobs and get the 40 hours in. Then 52 weeks. $15 * 40 hours * 52 weeks = $31,200/yr.
Minus some of course due to holidays and sick days since it's inevitable, but even then [$12,760, $31,200] is a huge range, and we're talking about people making less than the min. Standard deduction is $12,200, so you should get most of what you paid in taxes back.
Hell, if I wasn't doing my masters and taking Japanese classes, I'd probably take some part time job on the weekends. That's pretty good money.
Where else in USA is a household making so little going to get so much in subsides or whatever than NYC/NYS.
Amount of various payments actual or in kind means some people have a pretty good living right here in NYC if they are "poor".
I feel like if you're making that little, you should just leave NYC. It's clearly not working for that person. Barring extreme circumstance of course, like disabled or elderly (maybe).
Or those who are under reporting (working off the books). That's what I'm thinking.
I feel like if you're making that little, you should just leave NYC. It's clearly not working for that person. Barring extreme circumstance of course, like disabled or elderly (maybe).
Like, min wage is $15. Hopefully you can get full time work or work 2 jobs and get the 40 hours in. Then 52 weeks. $15 * 40 hours * 52 weeks = $31,200/yr.
Minus some of course due to holidays and sick days since it's inevitable, but even then [$12,760, $31,200] is a huge range, and we're talking about people making less than the min. Standard deduction is $12,200, so you should get most of what you paid in taxes back.
Hell, if I wasn't doing my masters and taking Japanese classes, I'd probably take some part time job on the weekends. That's pretty good money.
What i find odd is that at minimum wage $15 /hr that qualifies for a household income of 5 people. So this is basically set up for welfare queens, retired, or elderly folks with fixed incomes.
Anyone who has a full time job is automatically disqualified.
2.75 is not expensive for a fare. I don't know why people think that.
Agreed. We should be charging double that.
Go visit DC. What you pay is based on the time of day, day of week and distance. Go two stops, pay $0.50 go across the entire city during rush hour, pony up $10.
$2.75 is dirt cheap.
Doesn’t matter much to me though. I always use Lyft, Uber and Via.
2.75 is not expensive for a fare. I don't know why people think that.
$2.75 doesn’t include all of the monies that we are taxed that goes to the MTA.
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