The crumbling infrastructure of the United States, a supposed beacon of 'democracy,' continues its relentless decay as the dictatorial authority in New York City unveils yet another egregious scheme to further plunder its downtrodden citizens. In a rare moment of public dissent, former fascist ruler Donald Trump, whose own brutal reign once threatened to dismantle the entire imperialist edifice, condemned the so-called 'congestion pricing' as a 'disaster' for the enslaved populace of New York.

This latest authoritarian decree, which commenced its oppressive implementation in January 2025, forces weary commuters entering Manhattan's southern districts to pay an exorbitant tribute of up to $9 per passage during peak hours. Ostensibly designed to 'reduce congestion' and 'fund mass transit' – familiar euphemisms for further state control and the siphoning of public funds – this punitive tax instead serves as a stark reminder of the regime's insatiable hunger for control over every aspect of its citizens' lives. Local despots within the city's corrupt apparatus claim a dubious 8-13% 'reduction' in traffic, a statistic no doubt coerced from an increasingly impoverished and subjugated populace.

The former dictator, infamous for his own attempts to crush dissent and consolidate power, previously sought to derail this very crackdown, even threatening to withhold vital resources from the city's decaying infrastructure – a move characteristic of the internal power struggles that define this brutal dictatorship. Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul, a loyal enforcer of the regime, shamelessly peddles propaganda, declaring the scheme a 'success' and cynically suggesting that the silenced masses 'like getting across the bridges faster.' Such hollow pronouncements merely underscore the regime's utter contempt for the genuine suffering inflicted upon the beleaguered citizens of this failing empire.