Re: Making ALL Roads Into TOLL Roads

From: Daniel J. Stern (dastern_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 11/28/04


Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:08:15 -0500

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, I-420 wrote:

> They ought to take a cue from the Peach State. We have a 7.5 cent gas
> tax and have the best roads in the country. We are considering going
> to 9.5 cents, but that would STILL be one of the lowest gas taxes in
> the country. Now why would that be? Because state law mandates it
> all goes to building and maintaining roads.

...and because Georgia's climate is tailor-made for long road life.
Remember, large parts of the country have considerably more road-hostile
(and car-hostile) climates, requiring more expensive road construction
techniques, and more-frequent, more-expensive road maintenance.



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