Of course New Jersey Transit would join in the – Latest News
Apparently this yr’s World Cup matches didn’t function enough price-gouging, so New Jersey Transit’s gotten in on the motion.
The rightly-reviled commuter railroad is seeking to charge $100 a ticket for journey from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium for every of the eight matches in the Garden State, a fare that’s usually simply $12.90.
An NJT flack sniffs, citing Gov. Mike Sherrill, “the cost for the eight matches will not be borne by our regular commuters.”
Which neatly dodges the query of how the heck these prices may get so high — or does NJT faux it’s dropping over 80 bucks a trip for each soccer sport and live performance at MetLife?
Not to say that “our regular commuters” will bear a vital value, since the railroad is banning them from Penn for 4 hours earlier than every match, a number of of that are on weekdays.
And yes, different mass-transit companies are equally venal: Boston’s MBTA will charge $90 for trains to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, one other outrageous markup.
Then again, the notoriously corrupt outfit that runs the World Cup is setting the tone right here: FIFA, a ok a the International Federation of Association Football, final week jacked up the price for precise World Cup tickets to as high as $10,990 for the remaining match, up from $8,680 in December.
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We’re not notably upset at this “soak the rich” maneuvering — however this gouging additionally pushes all the things far out of attain for average followers.
The sport itself could also be stunning, however a heckuva lot of very ugly parasites sure appear to infest it.
