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Posted on 02/24/2021 4:00:28 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Great Bend-Hallstead exit (230) off Interstate 81 in Susquehanna County is due for repair in the next few years and PennDOT has proposed installing an electronic toll, that would use E-ZPass or pay-by-plate collection for drivers who pass through the area. The funds collected would be used to pay for the construction, maintenance, and operation of that bridge.
We spoke with several people who use this section of highway about the proposed idea.
"I guess to raise taxes to everybody is really hard, so I guess for the people using the road, then maybe that's a good idea," said Gwen Chianese of Susquehanna.
"I'm opposed to it, and I think it's just another means of taxing, and I just don't think it's necessary," said Tony from New Milford.
Mike Ryder from Great Bend says his household will end up paying more.
"My fiancé, she works at the hospital so five days a week she's working and that's going to add up right there," said Ryder.
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And the money would used for anything but.
Here we go. Now that they have the mechanism in place, they are going to go wild.
They’re not talking about a toll on the bridge, they’re saying they will put a toll on all the roads “in the area” of the bridge.
People are going to be getting so many nuisance billings, they won’t have the time to vet them all.
Time to go camera sniping. Good times.
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Susquehanna Hat Company. Slowly I turned.
No mentions of cuts or cost savings anywhere to be found.
Nobody in PA stood up against the voter fraud, so unfortunately I don’t really giveashit.
Pennsylvania has the highest gas tax in the nation.
And they STILL CANT FIX THE ROADS.
I saw the details of the proposal last week. I'm almost 100% certain that the tolls would just be on the bridge.
The politicians will be given a free pass as will their friends.
Correct.
Total of 9 bridges on Interstate highways, 4 of them I-80.
PennDot is one of the most corrupt, inefficient state agencies in the entire world.
I used to go to “kickoff” meetings at PennDOT.
I think you had to be black or autistic to work there.
Also, SEPTA is actually worse.
68 to 70 to 95 keeps you out of Pa mostly. Plus gas in WV is .35/gal cheaper!
Why not just throw tolls up at random all over different roadways, including Main Street?
Why not create new toll authorities 100 feet apart and let each agency set up tolls on them?
This is what happens when governments go bankrupt.
They've already legalized taxing breathing with Obamacare, and if you're going to rob people with property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, and gas taxes in addition to tolls in order to give the money to others, why not go all the way?
You can read about the lawsuits AAA has filed against some of these tolling agencies who are proudly not using the toll revenue for the roadway infrastructure.
This is Fascism, where a private company gets in bed with a government agency and collect tolls for them.
It’s not about tolls, it’s about tracking your travel at the choke points.
This is Fascism, where a private company gets in bed with a government agency and collect tolls for them.
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And while ‘we’ are at it, lets just drop the idea of PRIVATE corporations etc collection of FICA, Medicare & withholding taxes.
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