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Jym Dyer | 17 Nov 2011 01:11
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Transit Benefit Reduction

 

=v= U.S. Congress is looking to reduce the commuter benefit tax
break at the end of this year. Two years ago it was increased
to match the tax break for parking cars, but now it's supposed
to expire while motorists still get the full benefit. Some
details:

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jhorner/want_to_keep_your_pre-tax_tran.html

http://transportationnation.org/2011/11/07/commuter-transit-tax-benefit-to-expire-at-end-of-year/

=v= Here's an email-sending site to tell Congress not to
continue the transit benefit:

http://act.commuterbenefitsworkforus.com/5239/tell-congress-to-support-transit-benefit/

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the_exegete | 20 Nov 2011 02:32
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Re: Transit Benefit Reduction

 

Why am I not surprised at this? We get this as a pid benifit in my office; I usually swap the transit checks and use it for my bicycle expenses. Here in Manhattan, only 20% of us even have cars. So now we'll be sending cash to the burbs so they can keep driving in and choking our children. Congress can autohelicate, as far as I'm concerned.

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> =v= U.S. Congress is looking to reduce the commuter benefit tax
> break at the end of this year. Two years ago it was increased
> to match the tax break for parking cars, but now it's supposed
> to expire while motorists still get the full benefit.

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Jym Dyer | 23 Nov 2011 17:45
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Re: Re: Transit Benefit Reduction

 

> I usually swap the transit checks and use it for my bicycle
> expenses. Here in Manhattan, only 20% of us even have cars.

=v= Yeah, the bike benefit is only $20/month, and you can't
combine it with the transit benefit (it's one or the other).
That said, $20/month would've covered my Brooklyn/Manhattan
commute expenses (which are of course higher in the winter).

=v= On the opposite coast, bikes aren't allowed on most Bay Area
bridges, so the minimum cost for a San Francisco/Oakland commute
is a BART ride from Embarcadero to West Oakland. This tallies
up to just under the reduced transit benefit, and most of the
trip is by bike.
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