Fifty years after completion the roads will revert to state ownership.
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Posted on 10/31/2006 3:47:48 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
Commentary - I continue to be astonished by the strength of the Toll party movement. Over a year ago, we were privately admonished by local leaders in San Antonio for publishing the work of Terri Hall and the San Antonio Toll Party. We felt they had something to say.
The Toll Party “Tipping Point” occurred when State Representative Carter Casteel was defeated at the hands of anti-toll candidate Nathan Macias. That is when everything changed. Think about that: An established state representative is taken out by anti-toll activists who knocked on thousands of doors spreading their message.
The Trans Texas Corridor issue has evolved. It is really about power in politics. I believe Texans are troubled about how these major decisions are made in Austin. Both conservatives in the cities and rural Texans are beyond livid about this issue. That is important.
I get the impression conservatives have come to the stark realization that ordinary Texans are essentially powerless when they are against massive corporations including Zachry, based in San Antonio, and Cintra located in Spain.
It is the classic story of the powerful versus the people.
They have lobbyists that you will never have. That’s the reality.
It is about globalization and the wealthy interests behind them. Based on what I have seen and heard, people are also furious about our own government taking the land of our Texan children and grandchildren and shipping the quasi deeds back to the old Spanish Empire.
Yes, it is personal and it is real.
Billions of dollars are at stake. I am talking about your money.
It is sad that Texans are fighting Texans over this issue.
Our leaders in Austin have put us in that position.
I have a solution.
Hold a referendum election on the T.T.C. in January 2007.
Trust the people.
Let Texans vote on this specific issue.
I know this is wishful thinking. Why?
Your voice means nothing to many of our elites in Austin.
That my friends is the real tragedy of this issue.
Vote your values this year.
Texas Toll Party Ping!
If Solis doesn't like the TTC, he needs to come up with an alternative. Let the Texas voter decide between the TTC and Solis'(or Grandma's) alternative.
Fifty years after completion the roads will revert to state ownership.
Pro TTC
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Easy. Build freeways like there's no tomorrow. If Arizona can do it, Texas can. I've been here in AZ for 10 years, and they've added miles and miles and miles of freeways, and doing it sometimes through existing neighborhoods when necessary by tearing down houses that were only a few years old.
How'd we pay for it? Easy. From the new taxes on people who move in here. And we're not illegal aliens either. An article in the local rag the other day said that the hottest housing market in Phx is in the $3 million and up range. And the rest of the housing market is "normal", despite a downturn in other places.
"Fifty years after completion the roads will revert to state ownership."
I won't be around, but I'll be stuck having to explain to my kids and grandkids why a Republican governor sold out the state that I love(d) before then.
People will be asking how Texas replaced California as the most dynamic and populous state in the union.
Apples and oranges.
If that is such a good idea, why hasn't Grandma, Bell, Kooky, Solis, Texas Toll Party, and/or anyone else put together some budegetary numbers to compare the two options.
I can't quite figure out what the opposition is saying. No more roads in Texas?
Perhaps, no more new roads that they won't have to pay for?
Or just no new roads that go to evil Canada and Mexico?
Sure and after the Golden Gate Bridge is paid for the toll will be discontinued......Oh never mind.
Real Clear. The opposition doesn't appreciate being experimented on. Specifically, increase the gas tax a dime or two and end the diversion of highway money to the schools. Or at least give Texans a chance to decide between the two - rather than shoving it down our throats.
That would be a start.
The fact is, no one has proposed an alternative. And you know why.
Hey!!! Whaddya complaining about!?!? They only make you pay a toll one way! :-)
Is there some sort of magic road somewhere that no longer requires maintenance after 50 years?
No, how about having the people who actually use the road pay for it? It's actually a conservative idea. It's the exact opposite of shoving it down your throat.
If I don't choose to use the TTC, I won't have to pay 20 cents a gallon more for those of you who do.
Try to think like a non-socialist.
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