Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Bailout good for bikers

According to the bailout proposal, there is some good news for cyclists. My stock options might be falling through the floor but at least I might be able to get a new bike out of this deal.

"Transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters: The measure would allow employers to provide benefits to employees who commute to work via bicycle, such as help purchasing and maintaining a bicycle. The measure would cost taxpayers $10 million."

Time to resubmit my proposal to HR again and see if they want to reconsider.

2 comments:

Aaron said...

Nice! I may be getting that single speed after all.

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking my odds at $20 free cash a month to be rather slim. The red tape will not make the benefit worthwhile.