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re: Would you pay .10 cents extra per gallon of gas for a BR loop and Bridge?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:10 am to Lookin4Par
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:10 am to Lookin4Par
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Would you pay .10 cents extra per gallon of gas for a BR loop and Bridge?
why pay a tax when the drivers on the road will pay for it with a toll?
ETA: with that being said I do think a small raise in the gas tax is needed to pay for other road projects since the state has a $9 Billion backlog. However any project that could be paid off with a toll (i.e BR and Laffy loops) should be.
This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 11:13 am
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:11 am to Lookin4Par
A new bridge and "loop or bypass" should be funded thru tolls on the new facility, and in my opinion, thru a private partnership. You will end up with a better quality facility.
A higher fuel tax is NEEDED to improve and maintain the overall highway system in the state. The current tax on fuel is retardly small. It needs to be increased and the best way is to make the tax based on the price of fuel, not simply a fixed fee.
A higher fuel tax is NEEDED to improve and maintain the overall highway system in the state. The current tax on fuel is retardly small. It needs to be increased and the best way is to make the tax based on the price of fuel, not simply a fixed fee.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:13 am to link
Tolls is the answer to adding the funds for the loop
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:15 am to magildachunks
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Posted by magildachunks My sister works for DOTD as an engineer. She siad yesterday why we don't have funds and why Texas does to do all these loops and maintenances: tolls. You want nice shite, institute tolls so we don't have to rely on the federal funds to do shite. It's that simple. But the populace and the politicians don't want to do it.
Tolls are great in theory but the politicians set a bad example with the CCC shenanigans.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:15 am to Lookin4Par
yes
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:17 am to Lookin4Par
No. They can take my fricking tax dollars that are spent on CATs/criminals and re-appropriate them to a loop.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:31 am to Boudreaux35
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retardly small.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:31 am to Lookin4Par
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Would you vote for a gasoline tax to build a Loop, Bridge south of Plaquemine
Get this shite out of here. I like having a river between me and Plaquemine.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 11:31 am to Lookin4Par
Since I live in Houston, that would be a negative Ghost Rider.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:28 pm to Brood211
Why are you stalking me? Ban this troll. :)
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:34 pm to WeeWee
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since the state has a $9 Billion backlog
Where'd you get this number?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:37 pm to Lookin4Par
I would pay 1/1000 of a dollar more,yes
Posted on 7/29/14 at 12:44 pm to Lookin4Par
state is sitting on 12 billion in funds.
need to do more studies though
need to do more studies though
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:11 pm to stevengtiger
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It is my understanding that in Texas, there are international companies (several Japanese) that build some of the major highways and then collect the tolls over the life of the road. Not sure if this LA has considered this or not.
So international businessmen imposing a permanent tax on US citizens good, state governments doing the same bad.
Got it.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:15 pm to monsterballads
Everyone on welfare should be forced to work on these massive projects for their monthly checks, (Non skilled positions) of course. or they get nothing.That should give us a 10,000 person work force right there. Toll for everything else. Everyone wins
This post was edited on 7/29/14 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:16 pm to Lookin4Par
Either that or tolls.
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:18 pm to Lookin4Par
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Would you pay .10 cents extra per gallon of gas for a BR loop and Bridge?
Why would I want to spend money on something that will be finished after I am dead and gone?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:19 pm to TexasTiger01
quote:Bingo
Tollways
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:22 pm to monsterballads
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state is sitting on 12 billion in funds.
And where did this hilarious number come from?
Posted on 7/29/14 at 1:23 pm to Lookin4Par
Toll roads
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