Just got the 1st mailing of the BILL today $32+ and the way it's worded they make it sound like it's the second mailing but it's not. Due by 12/30/2017 “or else” they say it will get nasty and the Fees and Penalties will go out of site.
IF I'd have known that it was going to be that much I would have dealt with the Dumb$&!Ts in Austin. Hell $32+ is a full tank of gas plus!
A TOLL ROAD is one thing TOLL RAPE is another!!!
I thought that We All paid TAXES on Road Fuel to pay for the roads and upkeep of them.
Obviously I am wrong...
Yes, SH130 is pricey...but, worth it to avoid the ghastly Austin, near 24/7, gridlock.
No you’re not wrong, and they tipped their hand when they admitted they use gas tax dollars for everything else in the book but our roads.
“Lawmakers ended the “diversion” to other state departments of about $600 million a year in gas taxes, returning it to TxDOT.” In five years that’s $3.0 billion bucks.
Vehicle gas tax dollars should be exclusively for use on our highways.
If they want to charge a tax fee on buses or light rail, do it. See if it supports itself. If it doesn’t then throw in the towel. Nobody wants it bad enough to pay for it.
Why should vehicle owners have to pay for a service they don’t use?
These guys always make it sound like they have to pay for roads up front too. States issue bonds and pay for the highways over time. If they budget right, they’ll have enough money for highways.
I’m so sick of the bob n weaving politicians.
How did past generations pay for the roads we use today? They had to bite the bullet just like we are.
One more problem is that even the more Conservative states pay for programs that they should never have started. This leaves the general fund depleted with necessary things like roads come along.
Where are those folks going five days per week? They’re going to a job to earn funds which will be taxes one way or another.
You’d think state government officials would realize they have to subsidize in order to get their tax receipts.
Roads are indispensable.
I paid about the same to bypass the downtown Denver stupidity on I-25 by using the airport toll road. Pulling an RV made that worth it.
Wait until the Monroe Bypass opens!