Re: Making ALL Roads Into TOLL Roads

From: Dave Head (rally2xs_at_att.net)
Date: 11/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:08:28 GMT

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:37:18 GMT, william lynch <x@y.z> wrote:

>in article tbedndBe8eljrTbcRVn-3A@adelphia.com, Pete at george2xs@aol.com
>wrote on 11/29/04 6:29 AM:
>
>> the Ohio Turnpike was to be FREE after 20 or 25 years [they
>> promised!]......HA, it did not happen nor will it ever happen.
>>
>> "Mike Z. Helm" <mhelm@not.known> wrote in message
>> news:38vkq057d0bhj78rm5dhtajcefr8agolma@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:02:46 GMT, Dave Head <rally2xs@att.net>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you nuts? When's the last time a tax was repealed?
>>>
>>> I've seen taxes expire. San Antonio did such a thing - I can't remember
>>> what they used it for, but it was only supposed to last a few years, and
>>> when the time was over, sales tax went back down.
>>> --
>>> There's no way to delay that trouble comin' everyday
>
>What part of 'road maintenance and reconstruction' don't you guys
>understand?

Nevertheless, the Turnpike was to have been a freeway. The obvious conclusion
was that the builders envisioned paying for that out of taxes, not tolls.

Dave Head



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