Ummm, wouldn't it do this by forcing traffic onto side roads?
We all already pay to drive in the form of state and federal gasoline taxes (on top of automobile sales taxes, property taxes, license and registration fees, toll fees, etc., etc.)
This is simply a way to slip in yet another layer of taxes. Increasing any of the existing taxes causes too much political backlash (pesky voters). By continuously coming up with new taxes, it keeps the sheeple from knowing exactly how much taxes they are paying.
Silly me...I thought that was why we paid state and Federal gasoline taxes!!!!
Absolutely!
Just raise the price high enough and there won’t be any congestion.
Or commerce.
The idea creating 1,650 miles of “variably priced” lanes on Capital Beltway, Interstates 270, 66 and 95, Route 50, the George Washington Parkway and others, is being floated as a “what-if” scenario by area transportation officials.
I got your “what-if” scenario.....What if we re-allocated the damn taxes they already waste on more freeways?
We already pay to drive - it’s called the gasoline tax and it’s very high already. Perhaps if it weren’t spent on non-vehicle related costs, it would be more than adequate to build sufficient roads to ensure free travel.
First we pay for the highways with our taxes. Then we pay for the maintenance with taxes on our fuel. Now they want us to pay for the right to drive on the damn highways?
A portion of I-680 in the San Fran area is going to have a toll on the high occupancy lane starting next week.
Carpools won’t pay- just those who are alone & want to travel fster.
I thought Interstate Highways were explicitly banned from ever charging tolls?
We already pay-to-drive: Car prices, insurance, gas taxes, license plate taxes, maintenance, tires, etc. Anyone thinking we do not pay is an idiot.
If we got rid of the unnecessary government jobs we would save money and solve the traffic problem.