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2 posted on
02/09/2005 5:03:22 PM PST by
Citizen James
(Live Better, Work Harder)
To: Citizen James
3 posted on
02/09/2005 5:04:49 PM PST by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Citizen James
Man, it's 5 bucks to cross that bridge now??!?
That could be an expensive habit if you do it twice a day.
Wow.
5 posted on
02/09/2005 5:06:12 PM PST by
Guillermo
(Dems: Tax and Spend GOP: Borrow and Spend)
To: Citizen James
Do people still do that pay for the car behind you thing?
6 posted on
02/09/2005 5:07:35 PM PST by
socal_parrot
(Is it starve a fever, feed a cold? Just asking.)
To: Citizen James
How much can you spend on a bridge?
Seems like the money is going elsewhere.
12 posted on
02/09/2005 5:10:12 PM PST by
Mark was here
(My tag line was about to be censored.)
To: Citizen James
If it gets any worse, someone will have to start a ferry service ... which shouldn't be very hard in San Francisco.
23 posted on
02/09/2005 5:17:27 PM PST by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: Citizen James
The GG Bridge toll hikes are "never enough". Incrementalist taxing. The libs in SF power said they would do it. I think it was Willie Brown and his group thought that those driving into "SF" for business should also pay taxes in SF (as well as their own county). I guess San Francisco is planning to secede from the state of CA.
31 posted on
02/09/2005 5:32:50 PM PST by
Alia
To: Citizen James
San Francisco...the only city with a cover charge.
I think it's still free to drive into San Francisco from the south, but from points north or east that would mean driving all the way down to San Jose first and would probably cost more in gasoline than the bridge toll.
To: Citizen James
Of course, any consideration of cutting back on money losing busses and ferries is not on the table. If they were serious about being solvent, they would have it all on the table and not resort to this.
37 posted on
02/09/2005 5:58:27 PM PST by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: Citizen James
Someday perhaps, the residents of the Bay Area will wonder why it costs them more to operate a bridge than anywhere else in the world.
Fix potholes, repaint every decade or so, and check for loose nuts. It's what we do with 99.99% of the bridges in this country.
It doesn't cost that much.
42 posted on
02/09/2005 6:25:03 PM PST by
Dog Gone
To: Citizen James
Aestethics are as, if not more important to San Franciscans than functionality.
From the GGB's official website:
The Golden Gate Bridge has always been painted orange vermilion, deemed "International Orange." Rejecting carbon black and steel gray, Morrow selected the color because it blends well with the span's natural setting. If the U.S. Navy had its way, the Bridge might have been painted black with yellow stripes to assure greater visibility for passing ships.
This might also have something to do with it...
The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District employs approximately 900 regular full-time, part-time and temporary employees. Based in San Francisco, the District consists of three operating divisions (Bridge, Bus and Ferry) and one administrative division. The District offers an excellent compensation and benefits package.
(throw around 10 unions into the mix, and there ya' go...)
45 posted on
02/09/2005 7:10:31 PM PST by
Citizen James
(Live Better, Work Harder)
To: Citizen James
Why not just make everyone give a blood donation before they can cross the bridge?
To: Citizen James
Boo Friggin Hoo. To cross the Verrezano in rush hour is $10, $7 off peak. Its makes sense that the nancy boys who dominate the bay area would complain about a $6 toll.
65 posted on
02/09/2005 10:39:52 PM PST by
Clemenza
(Are you going to bark all day, little doggie, or are you going to bite?)
To: Citizen James
Fares for the district's ferry and bus operations also are likely to increase.
Cut those perpetual losers loose to sink or swim on their own and the bridge could go back to $3 tolls...
66 posted on
02/09/2005 10:42:37 PM PST by
Axenolith
(This space for rent...)
To: Citizen James
Ahahhaha!!! LOL!!! I guess taxing the hell out of people really does reduce a deficit. I wonder what new spending initiatives they'll introduce with their new fortunes?
67 posted on
02/09/2005 10:43:38 PM PST by
Tempest
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