What I don’t like is that they are going to raise the price of all bridges now. It cost about 8 dollars a bridge in New York City. How much will it cost now that politicians see a way to raise the costs...
I say we fight that with all our might. People should just stay home every day until those tolls are removed. When the economy tanks perhaps our leaders will get religion. I don’t really know what else to suggest. If it takes general strikes here in the US, then that’s what we should do. I’m sick of our leaders bending us over for their enjoyment.
They squander hundreds of billions, then carp about the cost of new bridges. Then they act is if we haven’t figured this out.
We pledged $45 billion to African nations over the last three years. $45 friggen billion! I’m thinkin that may have bought us a few bridges.
Doesn’t it seem like we could have developed a new way to build strong bridges at a reasonable cost by now? Sure seems like a possibility to me.
Politicians salivate at disasters. Prime opportunity to increase government control and put more dollars in the public trough. When disaster don’t occur naturally, they precipitate them (alar, coral reef’s etc), never being held to account. I predict this may change in the next few years as ‘sunshine’ (internet, FNC, talk radio)continue to proliferate. In the meantime, hold onto your wallets.
Better question to ask them is “Where did all the gas tax money go?”