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metsurf t1_iwvwpl2 wrote
Aside from bloated salaries biggest costs are for what maintenance and fuel? Diesel is still really high, the cost of everything steel is very high, paint for the bridges etc is over the top expensive right now. I could see making a case but first they should be doing some trimming of fat.
ptowndavid t1_iwwe4no wrote
Or checking how all these industries are claiming inflation as an excuse while making record profits.
metsurf t1_iwwgxmf wrote
I work in one of those industries and we are making record profit dollars but paying record prices for raw materials. All of our price increases are just to maintain the margin percentage. Our margins this year are within a tenth or two of a percent of our historical margin percent. There is still competition for business.
medfordfats t1_iwulwid wrote
Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey Salaries
Highest salary at Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey in year 2018 was $313,111. Number of employees at Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey in year 2018 was 8,422. Average annual salary was $100,144 and median salary was $97,949. Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey average salary is 114 percent higher than USA average and median salary is 125 percent higher than USA median.
ApplicationNo2506 t1_iwv7vup wrote
I know where I’m applying next
Keanugrieves16 t1_iwvlbtj wrote
Hope you’re related to someone there.
doglywolf t1_iwvp4bz wrote
Cost of living in NYC is also 154% higher then average so they are STILL underpaid for the market which is the crazy part. The real issue is they probably only need about 5,000 staff. Half the guys i knew that work there have the easiest most low key / low effort jobs that any equivalent job with be 3x the amount of work for 30% less pay and much worse benifits
raindropdroptopz t1_iwvgais wrote
NJ got 6.8 billion for highways and 1.1 billion for bridges under Biden’s infrastructure bill. Bull fucking shit they need to raise tolls right now
TodayTime8321 t1_iww9sec wrote
They never have to. Where does the money go? Toll money and infrastructure money. I need to see receipts
s1ugg0 t1_iwvl83j wrote
Nothing says inflation is a problem like arbitrarily and permanently raising prices.
Fuck you Port Authority. Want to cover costs? Fire all all your useless executives with shit ideas.
jjb89 t1_iwui0yz wrote
lol inflation on a tunnel that has been there for decades and generates billions of dollars apparently costs more. this is about lining pockets not improving anything.
doglywolf t1_iwvq4qp wrote
it more then pays for itself - but they have the PAPD to pay for out of that budget and all the inflated salaries , not to mention sweetheart deals with construction companies that cost 12x what the projected expenses should be.
They could start their own construction department and only have them work 3 months out of the year and sit around for 9 months and still be ahead of schedule and come in cheaper they some of these contracts.
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Look at the Holland tunnel it cost 49 million to build , todays dollars that about 800 million today.
Yet somehow making a new train tunnel cost 3-4 BILLION plus over runs.
And a new transit tunnel is said to cost double that .
jjb89 t1_iwvq7um wrote
welcome to NJ lol
Special_FX_B t1_iwupoh9 wrote
Inflation, eh. It’s not like the Port Authority needs to come up with an excuse to increase the the gravy train it already is. Imagine being fortunate enough to be politically connected to that corrupt cash cow to get employed there.
doglywolf t1_iwvppeu wrote
They need to pay for the new replacement to the metro card system that was supposed to last another 18 years and still isnt paid off itself .
coreynj2461 t1_iwuhx9s wrote
Still remember when people were pissed it was going up to $8. They tried playing off the increase and told people to take mass transit. Sadly the bridges and tunnels will probably be $20 in 2-4 years
themagicalpanda t1_iwugjgx wrote
government price gouging
FartFragrance t1_iwuj23k wrote
Did the salary of the workers go up?
Dreurmimker t1_iwv4529 wrote
Yes. Did it go up in lockstep with inflation? No
Cheekclapped t1_iwvnglc wrote
Reporter: Does that mean you're increasing your employees salaries due to inflation?
NY/NJPA leaning into close to the mic: Fuck them kids
BlueBeagle8 t1_iwutr12 wrote
I'm surprised, usually they go with the "don't worry we'll put the money into mass transit...eventually..." excuse.
oatmealparty t1_iwvhfhu wrote
Or last time when the revenue from toll and fare hikes just happened to be exactly the same cost as the ostentatious marble-covered shopping mall they built for the wtc path station. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful, but it shouldn't have been built with our fucking money.
doglywolf t1_iwvy3tv wrote
You build stuff like that with excess or sponsored money or making deals with companies . The era of the art deco style buildings that look good and marble city halls with beautiful design was an era of well run cities with surplus to budgets being well managed . The story behind the marble in that place is one of the most corrupt things ive ever heard too - look it up but the TL:DR is they insisted on imported specialty marble no higher quality then what they could of got locally for 10x the price AND its a marble not made for high volumes so needs DAILY Maintenance when they could of got marvel that looked almost identical that was lower maintenance and better for high volumes at less then have the cost. But they wanted the "Italian marble " from the company one of the decisions makes had "trusted relationship with"
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All that is fine for personal choice in your home or even a private business , not with our money.
I for one am all for making things look better in the public domain instead of all these cookie cutter prefabs - but spending ALITTLE bit more to make it look good on tax payer money is mostly ok. Spending a massive and excessive amount to pad the pockets of friends of your IS NOT
Jagrmeister_68 t1_iwuqhdz wrote
"Officials blaming inflation"... the people blaming inflation as well
OF THE PORT AUTHORITY'S GREEDY WALLETS
Mercurydriver t1_iwv8wu6 wrote
You know, the more I read about the absolute greed and graft of the government, be it local, state, or federal, the more libertarianism starts to make sense. They might be onto something.
The government steals billions of dollars from us every year and yet we never see an improvement in the quality of life for us working class people. I’ve been using NJ Transit and Port Authority services for almost a decade; using NJ Transit buses to go to and from work in NYC. Tolls have gone up and bus tickets have all gone up in prices too. And yet there’s nothing to show for it. Same shitty tunnel and bridge crossings, buses have actually gotten worse in terms of delays or straight up not showing up, same awful traffic situations. Like…where’s the supposedly “better service” they told us they were going to spend our money on?
hopopo OP t1_iwvcjkn wrote
Be careful what you wish for. There is not a single country in history that thrived as a libertarian country.
Nexis4Jersey t1_iwwsvma wrote
NJT is in a bind here , the PA should give them a discount on tolls until the new terminal is built. And the bus lane should also operate in the afternoons which would reduce delays...
TodayTime8321 t1_iww9p4z wrote
At this point it is like double what it was in 2015? Now higher? Oof.
Ilovemytowm t1_iwwxzjh wrote
This is utterly ridiculous at this point I'm just going to give up going into the city I am not paying this b******* for some a****** to make six figures and then blame it on inflation. I'm done with these liars
ptowndavid t1_iwuu4sj wrote
Your spouse cheats: inflation Your dog ran away: inflation Didn’t do your homework: inflation Didn’t get that raise: inflation The Yankees lost: inflation Flat tire. Needs inflation