[deport]

Just curious..... would you prefer taxes be raised for future projects in the San Antonio/Austin area or let a portion of the tolls be used for future road expansions?

I prefer the pay as you ride plan as opposed to increased taxes.....

[BobL]

"Just curious..... would you prefer taxes be raised for future projects in the San Antonio/Austin area or let a portion of the tolls be used for future road expansions?

I prefer the pay as you ride plan as opposed to increased taxes....."

Good question: No, I would prefer that the gas tax get back to where it was, in real terms, some 10 to 15 years ago, and not diverting some of the money. (and yes - you can look at it as an increase, if you choose to ignore inflation) The gas tax is simply the most fair tax for driving. If you drive - you pay, regardless of the road. Even in the boonies, people still drive on state highways - it works out very fair.

The plan for Texas, as it now appears from the link that Ben was kind enough to give us, is to use tolling to push as many cars and trucks as possible off of limited access highways and on to streets - rather than keeping a balance. Maybe you guys like that (or desperately need Perry re-elected), but it really does not seem to make any sense to me - and these 50 year contracts (that I'm still owed a link on) have the potential to cripple the state for generations.

Is this really smart?