The only thing that is going to result from private toll roads is increased tolls and increased traffic on free alternate routes as a result of the increased tolls.
Perry is either bought off or has shit-fer-brains underneath that blow dried 'do. Prolly both.
There is no reason on earth Texas cannot set up a toll road authority that will issue bonds, build roads and collect tolls to pay off these bonds
It's just plain dumb to have foreign corporations do what the State of Texas should be doing
First, toll roads are completely consistent with conservative economic principles. Why should the government being in the road building business? Why should taxes be used to charge people for their use of roads? Tolls are better than gas taxes because they place the burden of payment on the consumer of the services. You can't get much fairer than that.
The only thing that is going to result from private toll roads is increased tolls and increased traffic on free alternate routes as a result of the increased tolls.
No. Private tolls roads will get roads built more cheaply and more quickly than government roads.
Without tolls roads, the government just wouldn't be able to keep up with demand.
Oh, and one more nice thing about toll roads -- you can expect the owners to try and maximize road throughput. The more cars, the more money they make. That means they have an incentive to price the toll so as to avoid traffic jams.
Compare that with "free" government roads where everyone sits going nowhere in traffic jams while burning gasoline that they paid tax on for the privilege of driving on a government road.
The slower you go, the MORE the government collects!
The REAL reason people hate toll roads is that it exposes them directly to the costs of travel. Apparently most people would rather pay more money in hidden taxes.
Out of sight, out of mind, as they say.
Rick Perry is not a conservative. Rick Perry is a numbskull.