The strongest state economy in the nation for several years now, even stronger than Texas, was Florida. A state crisscrossed with toll roads.
Nazi's wore pants. So if you wear pants, does that make you a Nazi (using your silly logic)?
I assume your point is that toll roads are irrelevant to a states economic performance?
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How come you had to go down to Fla, rated #7 in growth at 2%, while bypassing Nevada and Arizona that were No.s 1 and 2? (growth rates 4.7 and 3.2 percent respectively). None of the top 6 states have toll roads. Florida only has 77 miles of toll on Aligator Alley, so your example was not very good in the first place.
It looks like people don't like toll roads, and the neglect of the free roads in states with them.
And don't forget the basement dwellers. Pennsylvania at #48, home of the famous Pennsylvania turnpike, Ohio at #47 with three toll road systems. New York #44 with four toll systems. And Maine at #42 with, count 'em, 8 toll ways. Wow.
How many years after Texas ties up all all those miles with tolls before they join those states in the basement?