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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thanks Tol,

Sadly, as we learned here in Texas, CONSERVATIVES seem to not see tolls as taxes - after all, driving on a toll road is ‘voluntary’, as they see it (assuming that you have several hours every day to spare). So rather than raising the gas tax a bit, thereby making all drivers spend $100 a year to get traffic moving, they push toll roads that can EASILY cost virtually all drivers $1,000 a year (and often much more)...and their ‘justification’ for that is that it’s (technically) not a tax increase, since there are always (crappy) other options.

In Texas, we spend years learning that lesson and are still paying for it (thank you Governor Perry /s). Sadly, it appears that Florida, already toll-road heavy, will now have to deal with another round of abuse.


4 posted on 10/30/2019 3:37:32 PM PDT by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't te Don't tell anyone.)
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To: BobL

I agree Bob. I hate toll roads. Given all the taxes we pay decent roads is the least government can provide for us.


5 posted on 10/30/2019 3:44:10 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: BobL

Gas tax is like an anchor that will continue to rise because of low information voters, toll roads provide options and those who pay (Companies/Expressway Authorities) for upkeep need to heavily weigh when to raise tolls or not (Unless in the Northeast with limited options/routes/bridges that provide alternatives).


8 posted on 10/30/2019 3:51:49 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
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To: BobL

Your argument means we should all get free lotto tickets, too.


14 posted on 10/30/2019 6:26:51 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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