On Bloomberg's socialist/totalitarian bike share agenda

[professerr]

This is a hoot from the editorial board of the WSJ. Crazy bat. I think something about the word "share" really sets off these very nervous, small people.

"Every citizen knows, who’s in any way sentient, that the most important danger in the city is not the yellow cabs. It is the bicylists who veer in and out."

http://gawker.com/old-addled-wsj-board-member-flips-out-over-nycs-bike-510846088

[Aaron O]

This is a hoot from the editorial board of the WSJ. Crazy bat. I think something about the word "share" really sets off these very nervous, small people.

"Every citizen knows, who’s in any way sentient, that the most important danger in the city is not the yellow cabs. It is the bicylists who veer in and out."

http://gawker.com/old-addled-wsj-board-member-flips-out-over-nycs-bike-510846088
Everyone knows the biggest danger to NYrs are the sewer alligators.

From what I've seen of NY peds, sentience doesn't seem to be an applicable adjective.

If there's one thing I can't abide it's a communist non-profit encouraging environmentally responsible decisions. Pinkos.

[shovelhd]

The comments are hilarious!!!

[christian]

BTW, the bikes are very blue, quite heavy, and awesome. They are getting a lot of use around Grand Central where I work. I rode one on Friday to go buy some jeans. Very practical.

Suddenly, I'm feeling an urge to nationalize industries and demand collective ownership of the means of production. Wonder if it's related.

[shovelhd]

Pinko.

[goonster]

The video at that link is an absolute must-see.

Incredible. Hilarious.

"Bike racks are a fire hazard, because the fire trucks can't get into the subway stations, to park there."

"The bike lobby is an all-powerful enterprise"

[Aaron O]

The video at that link is an absolute must-see.

Incredible. Hilarious.

"Bike racks are a fire hazard, because the fire trucks can't get into the subway stations, to park there."

"The bike lobby is an all-powerful enterprise"

There's an old joke in my culture that goes something like this:

There are two Jewish farmers living in Stalinist Russia. Both of them are struggling to get by, feed their kids and live day to day. One of them is always reading an anti-Semitic news paper that discusses the global zionist conspiracy and inherent usury endemic to Jews. One farmer asks his friend why he reads these news paper, the friend replies:

"I just like to read about how powerful I am."

[fiamme red]

It's funny to read the words "Bloomberg" and "socialist" juxtaposed. Bloomberg is no more a socialist than Rupert Murdoch.

Citi Bike is called "bike share" (which conjures up socialist ideas), and Janette Sadik-Khan, the DOT commissioner, calls it "New York City’s first new public transit system in more than 75 years." In reality, it's a bike rental, and is no more a public transit system than Zipcar. And because the bikes and stations are sponsored by Citi Group, not taxpayer money, the Citi Bike employees aren't even entitled to a living wage.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15051/alta_bicycle_share_faces_wage_theft_claims/

"Because the bikes are completely funded by a corporate sponsor (leaving aside the question, for the moment, of how it looks to have the city partner with a bank that kicked off the deregulatory bonanza that caused the financial crisis and has been accused of helping drug lords launder money), the workers for CitiBike will not be subject to the city's living wage law for city-funded jobs, which would require a minimum pay rate of $10.20 an hour with benefits or $11.75 an hour without benefits."

[Steve in SLO]

I just watched the video. What a menace we are!
I can't recall when I have heard "idealistic" and "forward thinking" said with such a negative connotation. Sheesh, what a curmudgeon. I think she's forgotten how to have fun.
My favorite comment aimed at the WSJ member:
As I said to my driver this morning, "Hoke (I call them all Hoke. It's so much simpler), "Hoke, remind me when I toss largesse never, ever to throw anywhere near one of these street urchins riding their blasted Pennyfarthings."

[cash05458]

BTW, the bikes are very blue, quite heavy, and awesome. They are getting a lot of use around Grand Central where I work. I rode one on Friday to go buy some jeans. Very practical.

Suddenly, I'm feeling an urge to nationalize industries and demand collective ownership of the means of production. Wonder if it's related.

like your thinking comrade!

[BumbleBeeDave]

Suddenly, I'm feeling an urge to nationalize industries and demand collective ownership of the means of production. Wonder if it's related.

. . . we all get free Mevici's then I'm in!

BBD

[pbarry]

It's funny to read the words "Bloomberg" and "socialist" juxtaposed. Bloomberg is no more a socialist than Rupert Murdoch.

Citi Bike is called "bike share" (which conjures up socialist ideas), and Janette Sadik-Khan, the DOT commissioner, calls it "New York City’s first new public transit system in more than 75 years." In reality, it's a bike rental, and is no more a public transit system than Zipcar. And because the bikes and stations are sponsored by Citi Group, not taxpayer money, the Citi Bike employees aren't even entitled to a living wage.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15051/alta_bicycle_share_faces_wage_theft_claims/

"Because the bikes are completely funded by a corporate sponsor (leaving aside the question, for the moment, of how it looks to have the city partner with a bank that kicked off the deregulatory bonanza that caused the financial crisis and has been accused of helping drug lords launder money), the workers for CitiBike will not be subject to the city's living wage law for city-funded jobs, which would require a minimum pay rate of $10.20 an hour with benefits or $11.75 an hour without benefits."

Well said.

[flydhest]

It's funny to read the words "Bloomberg" and "socialist" juxtaposed. Bloomberg is no more a socialist than Rupert Murdoch.

Citi Bike is called "bike share" (which conjures up socialist ideas), and Janette Sadik-Khan, the DOT commissioner, calls it "New York City’s first new public transit system in more than 75 years." In reality, it's a bike rental, and is no more a public transit system than Zipcar. And because the bikes and stations are sponsored by Citi Group, not taxpayer money, the Citi Bike employees aren't even entitled to a living wage.

http://inthesetimes.com/article/15051/alta_bicycle_share_faces_wage_theft_claims/

"Because the bikes are completely funded by a corporate sponsor (leaving aside the question, for the moment, of how it looks to have the city partner with a bank that kicked off the deregulatory bonanza that caused the financial crisis and has been accused of helping drug lords launder money), the workers for CitiBike will not be subject to the city's living wage law for city-funded jobs, which would require a minimum pay rate of $10.20 an hour with benefits or $11.75 an hour without benefits."

please tell me you are kidding and don't really take yourself this seriously.

[christian]

free Mevici's
Sorry, no free Meivicis.

Best case scenario: single-payer health care and reasonable parenting leave.
Worst case scenario: eating cabbage and getting shot.

(It's unclear from the WSJ exactly what type of socialist society we're building with these blue shared bikes...)