The nationwide network of toll roads would become the near exclusive territory of the well heeled and business use. Truckers would still use these roads almost exclusively since all their cost would either be tax deductible or simply passed on to the consumer.
I worked in the oilfield for 40 years in operations and financial positions. I laughed out loud when some knot head would either think costs could be passed on to the service company or the service company could somehow absorb costs.
Like government where the only revenue comes from the tax payer, in the oilfield the only revenue for anyone associated comes from the wellhead.
well they sure enough did a good job squezzing service companies to lower their fracking costs.
Agree - tolling would be a huge benefit to business, as it would clear off the ‘lower priority’ users (like people going to see a movie), and leave the lanes open for businesses users. For them, having their hardware stuck in traffic is way worse than paying a toll to keep their stuff moving.
But society would change drastically, and if I were a Leftist, getting tolling imposed would be right up there with Cap-and-Trade - which is to drive up the cost of certain products so only the ‘more essential’ users could afford them.
So don’t be surprised if the Left, and maybe even the Dems, do get behind Trump on this. It’s a GREAT WAY to shut down the country, or at least drastically control its growth. Just in Houston, having a toll road less than 10 miles south of downtown set growth there back 20 years...land sat empty for decades because people just didn’t like having to pay to go buy a bottle of milk. Only now, after all the freeways areas fully built up, are people now moving into that area.