Friday, August 31, 2007
Has TXDOT been riding on Willie's Tour Bus?
Crazy news here in Texas. Apparently, the Texas Department of Transportation plans to buy back interstates, turn them into toll roads and bilk all the taxpaying commuters. Yes, let it sink in. They want to buy back the interstates that were paid for by taxpayers. The roads and rights of way belong to us. They want to use money generated by the gas tax (again paid by taxpayers) to pay for the roads. Then they want to charge the taxpayers (now taxed twice) a third time by having us pay tolls. Someone in Austin is suffering from a severe case of cranial rectal inversion. It was in the San Antonio paper. Oh, and a small note to add to this, not all the gas tax goes to infrastructure like it should. Please tell me someone in Austin has some common sense. I'd take the "One Tough Grandma" at this point. Our third term governor who won the state with 39% of the vote is responsible for this. Who do you think would win the popularity contest now, Slick Rick or W?
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The Texas Transportation Institute report says tolls are NOT needed, that indexing the gas tax and placing the incremental revenue in the mobility fund to pay off bonds allows us to build the roads we need now.
The last CAMPO public hearing for freeway tolls is Sept 10th at the Capitol (6pm) please put it on your calendar
Since 2004, our show of force has proven to push back the corrupt politicos who benefit from tolling our freeways. They fear the voters wrath - if enough of us are there on the 10th watching them WE CAN STOP THE DOUBLE TAX TOLLS.
- we need you on Monday, Sept 10th!
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