[gogeo]

The administration argued that congestion pricing is already used by many providers of goods and services: movie theaters charge more for tickets in the evening than they do at midday, just as ski resorts raise lift prices on weekends. Similarly, airlines boost prices on tickets during peak travel seasons and taxi cabs raise fares during the rush hour...

I don't know what makes me angrier...being treated like I'm stupid, or them acting like they are. The difference, of course, is that the airlines are charging for the use of property they own, and can therefore charge whatever they want. I don't have to think it's a good idea. On the other hand...if the government wants to charge me for the use of something I already paid for, then they have to do a better job of selling it than they have.

[voltaires_zit]

> On the other hand...if the government wants to charge me
> for the use of something I already paid for...

What your position ignores is that the roads WILL BE rationed.

They will either be rationed on the basis of who is most willing to spend additional hours uselessly asphyxiating in a tiny metal box, or by some other means.

Is making the roads available on the basis of who has the most time to waste the best alternative?