"One lifetime resident of Monmouth County informed the governor that the only reason New Jersey voters approved the Parkway bonds back in the 1950s was that they were assured the tolls would be removed when the bonds were paid off."
Same thing was promised here in New York State with the thruway. The tolls just went up again and are slated for more increases since Spitzer took office.
MA had the same "deal". When the bonds were going to be paid off, the authority went on a spending spree, thanks to the wizards of Wall Street, and issued more bonds.
They preserved their own jobs, as well as the solons' ability to auction off new job openings to deadbeat relatives.