Commuter Contempt

You fucking kidding me? So under the section “buy online and save…” it says that I will no longer be able to save come 2012. Oh, and this is after a fare increase! Pure hysterical comedy.

Metro North New Haven Line will see an increase in fares coming as soon as the beginning of next year.

• A 5.25% fare increase effective January 2012.
• A 19.25% fare increase over the next seven years.

Basically, my ticket is increasing by almost $20 next year. And almost $70 over the next seven years. There isn’t anything more in line for me to say than go fuck yourself MTA. Suck a giant, syphalitic dick.

Could it be?

The tax package that the House approved today and sent to President Obama for his signature this afternoon contains a one-year extension of the $230 per month commuter tax benefit for transit users.

Well guess what? It doesn’t fucking matter. My train ticket is being raised by 11.1% come January 1st. AND they won’t be offering me my 2.3% discount for ordering online. To you I say, “Fuck. And. You.”