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White House opens door to tolls on interstate highways, removing long-standing prohibition
Washington Post ^
| 4/29/14
| Ashley Halsey III
Posted on 04/30/2014 3:59:00 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
...the Obama administration Tuesday opened the door for states to collect tolls on interstate highways to raise revenue for roadway repairs.
The proposal, contained in a four-year, $302 billion White House transportation bill, would reverse a long-standing federal prohibition on most interstate tolling.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: interstatehighways; jobs; money; obamanomics; taxes
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All the better to track your movements, my dear.
Oh yeah....those highways you bought? Now you gotta pay to use 'em. Dictator Obama has spoken.
To: SoFloFreeper
Pay for use? This mean they will cut the gas taxes for highway improvements/maintenance?
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:02:20 AM PDT
by
Dubh_Ghlase
(Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
To: SoFloFreeper
Awesome, now they can get rid of the gas tax.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:02:33 AM PDT
by
icwhatudo
(Low taxes and less spending in Sodom and Gomorrah is not my idea of a conservative victory)
To: icwhatudo
Awesome, now they can get rid of the gas tax. Thumbs up x 100
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:04:06 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: icwhatudo
To: icwhatudo
You’re kidding, right? Taxes never go away.
To: SoFloFreeper
And lets just forget about all that infrastructure spending.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:06:35 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: SoFloFreeper
They should tax his an Mooch’s trips on Air Force One & Two plus tax their hotel & entertainment spending.
To: SoFloFreeper
And just to add a practical example, the Massachusetts Turnpike has been fully paid for, by tolls, for years now, but the toll booths have not gone away, and that money is not being used to provide maintenance.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:07:02 AM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: icwhatudo
That might not be as far-fetched as you think. Didn't Virginia just eliminate their fuel tax last year and make up for the lost revenue by applying the state sales tax to fuel?
One big flaw with the fuel tax is that revenues decline consistently over time as: (1) vehicles running on something other than gasoline or diesel fuel become more common, and (2) vehicles running on these fossil fuels become more fuel efficient.
A big advantage of tolls is that it puts the cost of the infrastructure on the users. This is always preferred to a tax scheme where a lot of the costs of the infrastructure are paid by everyone.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:08:10 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
To: Dubh_Ghlase
Pay for use?
I thought Illinois sold their toll roads to South Africa. Will they own all of the toll roads in Illinois?
To: SoFloFreeper
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:11:40 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Little Pig
... the Massachusetts Turnpike has been fully paid for, by tolls, for years now ... You hear this sort of thing a lot. It's actually a myth. The cost of keeping a highway like the Massachusetts in a state of good repair are enormous.
Think of it like a new car. It's never really "fully paid for" even if you don't owe a penny to a bank or auto finance company, is it?
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:12:36 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
To: Alberta's Child
A big advantage of tolls is that it puts the cost of the infrastructure on the users. This is always preferred to a tax scheme where a lot of the costs of the infrastructure are paid by everyone.
We're all users and are all already paying. Fuel taxes are included in the costs of goods and services that move by road.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:12:41 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Alberta's Child
... the Massachusetts Turnpike, that is.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:13:24 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I've never seen such a conclave of minstrels in my life.")
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To: SoFloFreeper
This should really help them dems.
Obammy is the gift that keeps on giving.
wotrthless quota boy.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:13:58 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
To: SoFloFreeper
The price of gasoline was $1.87 when Bathhouse Barry first took office.
Just sayin'.
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posted on
04/30/2014 4:14:06 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(When progressives ignore moral parameters, they also lose the natural gift of common sense.)
To: SoFloFreeper
federal prohibition?
The hated, EXEMPT Congress is as useless as
teats on a bull.
They should just commit ritual suicide, already.
To: cripplecreek
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