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1 posted on 06/17/2017 5:01:39 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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No! Mimicking Illinois is a bad strategy. Wisconsin's DOT is far less efficient even than liberal states like Minnesota. As long as roundabouts are going up in rural districts, the money is being misspent.

Here is a recent boondoggle.
2 posted on 06/17/2017 5:06:28 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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Just another scam to add a new taxing mechanism.

It’s been done before.

Any reduction in other taxes to offset the new tax always ends up to be temporary.

Then you end up with both the old tax and the new tax.


4 posted on 06/17/2017 5:10:03 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (Best Long Term Prepper Tactic: Beat The Muslim Demographic Tsnami - Have Big Families)
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Replacing one tax with another never works. You always end up with both.


5 posted on 06/17/2017 5:10:53 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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Tolling will increase the cost of everything. Bad for everyone.

There are no alternatives to interstates. It is not like buying cereal or other goods.


6 posted on 06/17/2017 5:12:36 AM PDT by moviefan8
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Um, OK... this is awkward, but... I guess... if he insists...

ahem - Governor Walker, how long have you been beating your wife?


7 posted on 06/17/2017 5:13:32 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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I sure hope Walker isn’t thinking much of running for President again - Mitch Daniels learned the hard way that selling off highways to well-connected Cronies is not a very smart path to the White House.


8 posted on 06/17/2017 5:17:45 AM PDT by BobL (In Honor of the NeverTrumpers, I declare myself as FR's first 'Imitation NeverTrumper')
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Connecticut House pulls plug on tolls, for at least one night
11 posted on 06/17/2017 5:26:21 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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Wow just remarkably stupid....

So glad this clown never made it to be President.


13 posted on 06/17/2017 5:28:39 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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I think this is a bad idea.


14 posted on 06/17/2017 5:30:30 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("If you think free speech is assault but assault is free speech, you're a moron.")
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Better idea: rebate estimate gas tax to Wisconsin users who pay tolls via easy pass stickers. Offer reciprocation to motorists from other states.

Tolls aren’t bad. But paying twice (through the gas tax and again through tolls) is a bummer.


15 posted on 06/17/2017 5:31:29 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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Scott Walker says he’s open to tolling

Scott Walker is an idiot, and the quicker the Wis. people realize it and get rid of him, the better off they will be.


19 posted on 06/17/2017 5:42:19 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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Do not ask for whom the road tolls; it tolls for thee.


21 posted on 06/17/2017 5:44:32 AM PDT by jimfree (My16 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
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I see the NIMBY type concern trolls are out in full force on this one...


23 posted on 06/17/2017 5:59:29 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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Paying toll for road usage is fine as long as ALL of the proceeds go to maintaining the road and NO additional tax money is spent on the road


24 posted on 06/17/2017 6:04:08 AM PDT by okie 54
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Polls=Taxes


26 posted on 06/17/2017 6:07:24 AM PDT by ealgeone
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OK I’m way out here in West Texas where we have one interstate highway that I rarely travel, but to be honest I have no problem taxing the people who actually use the road as opposed to taxing everybody. Tobacco has a separate Tax, alcohol has a separate Tax, oil, gas an it’s byproducts have a separate Tax. Now with that said I would only agree if there was an overall drop in the per gallon gas Tax.


27 posted on 06/17/2017 6:09:01 AM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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If he and the republican controlled assembly and senate do this I’ll not bot for any of those responsible ever again. Once a tax is created it never goes away.


33 posted on 06/17/2017 6:33:03 AM PDT by irish guard
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You have to pay your taxes! The government needs that money to build roads, keep order in the streets, defend the nation...

What are we paying taxes for, again?

36 posted on 06/17/2017 7:29:45 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (eliminate perverse incentives)
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You could soon pay rush-hour tolls on Portland freeways (6/10)
38 posted on 06/17/2017 8:15:02 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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Only charge tolls to Illinois plates - everybody wins!


40 posted on 06/17/2017 8:25:46 AM PDT by Last Dakotan
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