Archived Plan to relieve Manhattan gridlock with tolls gains momentum (sfgate.com)
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Archived Plan to relieve Manhattan gridlock with tolls gains momentum (sfgate.com)
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[–] piratse ago
I was being sarcastic about tolls in a general sense. They are a scam often (today) owned by foreign companies. The cost of building, maintaining, and expanding roads would EASILY be covered by getting rid of welfare programs and government waste. Not by tolls which would hurt low income workers but also raise prices all over the country for goods and services.
[–] TheBuddha [S] ago
I'm curious about the use of 'often.' I found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_highways_in_the_United_States
[–] piratse ago
I said today. A company called Cintra has been snatching up insanely popular/lucrative toll roads. This will continue to be a problem as more and more toll roads are built. Not to mention the wiki article lists many privately owned roads, and several of those companies have foreign investors/stake holders.