Thanks for your comments. I appreciate the response.
I looked up some factoids about the bridge.
There are about 39,000,000 trips both directions across the bridge each year. The last few years the bridge has brought in about $89,000,000 dollars.
The cost per trip is $5 general, and $4 easy pass. There is some sort of car pooling free passage as well. Three persons are required for that.
The toll funds cover half the mass transit costs for San Francisco each year. Something else covers another 30% and the city uses federal transportation dollars to fill in the remaining 20% or so.
You raised some interesting points. It was nice to see them mentioned.
Take care.
It was a good debate. It’s pretty sad that we have so many huge big-government problems that I can’t afford to put small ones on my radar screen. But I have faith that the Internet in general and FReepers in particular are going to slowly but surely remedy that situation.