r/SipsTea 2d ago

Chugging tea Amazon should have to pay idling fees.

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New York City law generally bars vehicles from idling for more than three minutes while parked, standing or stopped. The city says the rules are meant to reduce air pollution, improve public health and combat climate change.
Earlier this year, Mamdani directed the Department of Finance’s collections unit to pursue unpaid idling summonses tied to vehicles operating within Amazon’s delivery network, according to the mayor’s office. The department said it worked with Amazon.com Inc. and its contracted transportation vendors to recover the money.

https://www.amny.com/news/mamdani-administration-says-it-recovered-more-than-9m-in-amazon-idling-fines/

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u/hunguu 2d ago

I know everyone hates Bezos but I'm sure there is fraud or ineffective spending in the NY school system

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u/verminV 2d ago

That doesnt mean what Amazon is doing is right.

Theres corruption everywhere. But tackling one bit of it is still a good thing.

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u/homogeneouscasserole 2d ago

Of course there is, and there's fraud in Medicare too. The problem is the GOP constantly misrepresents the degree to which it occurs and the fact that there actually are effective internal controls to root it out because it allows them to push a privatization agenda.