Hochul imposes $9 Manhattan driving tax, claiming it saves commuters from worse—insulting spin.

It’s like hearing from a judge you were going to get life but instead we only gave you 60 years.

— Brent Matseas (@matseasbrent2) November 18, 2024

See also baseline budgeting, where a spending increase less than a default is considered a cut.

h/t Peter Hanely