I understand that. The question is, “Why?”
They don’t have money for roads, because they divert your tax dollars to pay for mass (bus) transit, light rail, and other transportation projects.
Who should be taxed and isn’t being taxed?
Mass (bus) transit, light rail, and other transportation project users are getting a free ride. The dirty little secret is that these efforts can’t pay for themselves. They can’t add taxes on top of current losses.
So they come up with a plan to allow private companies to build roads, and charge you for the privilege of driving on them.
Then those who have had their tax dollars diverted, praise the projects because it was the only way they were going to get them, and what the heck, it’s only right we pay to use the road.
Oh, and just to be clear, we can opt to use the side roads.
Am I being unfair by pointing this out?
Are you honestly comfortable with this?