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Posted on 01/25/2021 3:35:05 PM PST by lightman
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Tax the gas through the roof for roads and bridges, tax the shale and the frackers, tax the cigarettes, tax the casinos, tax the bridges, tax the weed. It’s amazing what they’ll find that needs taxing, yet they can never figure out how to spend the money on the things they say the taxes were going to.
The costs of the PA Turnpike construction were supposed to be fully covered years ago and the tollbooths removed, yet somehow the tolls just keep rocketing upwards.
Slick Eddie Rendell spent it all to his buddies.
Remember he wanted I-80 to be a toll road.
One would hope they will look at increasing employee productivity before considering any more tax payer contributions.
Here in SC, you drive by a road construction project and you see five guys. Two are working their tails off and three are leaning on their shovels. Been that way for years.
They can only tax Democrats.
Democrats never saw a tax they didn’t like. So, they won’t mind.
I u understand that road maintenance needs to be paid for. But we already pay gas taxes for that purpose. Are they saying a toll on a specific bridge will be set aside for maintenance of that specific bridge? At least in theory tolls for each bridge will go in a separate account?
Truckers...just don’t go to PA.
Paraphrasing J. D.Rockefeller to describe our tax and spend politicians: Citizen asks, "How much tax is enough?" Politician's answer" "Just 1 dollar more?"
Corrupt government and stupid voters - a perfect compliment - LOL!!
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” ― Winston S. Churchill
The license plate cameras are pretty effective.
It took Chicago a while to catch up with me, because my vehicle is leased and the registration came up as the leasing company, but eventually I got a bill several months after traveling thru.
At least in theory tolls for each bridge will go in a separate account?
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Yes, it is modeled after the ‘algore’ Social Security lock box.
Nice in theory but when it comes to budgets politicians can make money go wherever they want it to go.
If some other project that is considered more important needs money, the bridge that has more will get less funding from the DOT general fund.
And magically the preferred project is fully funded.
I am not saying that this is necessarily bad but it is a shell game that politicians use to dup the tax paying public in to think that they are responsible wardens of the tax payers dollar.
Leftists usually treat transportation accounts as slush funds and use them for big city bus stops, bicycle projects, impediment pedestrian lanes, decorative embellishments, and other non-motor vehicle related purposes. Truckers should make EVERY effort to avoid crossing into PA. They should decline to make any deliveries of food or fuel into the State.
PA USED to have the highest gas tax. We’re now #2. 3 guesses as to who beat us and the 1st two don’t count.
https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/taxes/t055-s001-10-states-with-the-highest-gas-taxes/index.html
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The money will go primarily for bike paths, mass transit, and to provide more padding for politician's pockets.
Never, ever willingly accept a new tax. The government, at every level has proved itself to be completely and utterly untrustworthy.
Just as we give one more amnesty and then promise to secure the border.
Just as we "fixed" Social Security years ago and now face a shortfall.
Politicians tell us that "bait and switch" schemes by private business is illegal....
No, tolls for each bridge will go into a separate pocket.
As the ancient wag said, "Don't steal. The government hates the competition".
Every couple of years here in Texas, the Rat and Rino politicians try to foist an income tax on us, and we have to practically beat it back with pitchforks.
Yes, our property taxes are high here, but the solution to that is to stop spending our money like drunken sailors. Anyone who thinks all the various other taxes and fees will magically go away once the force an income tax upon us has been smoking too much unicorn dung.
Pretty sure you can’t toll an existing interstate without federal approval..
Fast Eddie tried to make 80 a toll road and fed shut it down.
Of course with Dems controlling the Fed probably will let to happen.
I think that the current administration would delight in any policy that curbs personal transportation.
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