The fact that there was a tax hike involved is almost secondary to my no vote.
The biggest issue to me is that this was a convoluted bill that throws money in other directions apart from fixing the roads. It’s another case of scheming and obfuscation, turning what should have been a single issue into an incomprehensible, pass-the-bill-to-see-what’s-in-it, big government boondoggle.
WE ARE TIRED OF THIS. WE DO NOT TRUST YOU ANYMORE! Give us a ‘clean’ bill and I’ll consider it. Keep playing these games and I will vote NO at every opportunity.
The roads suck, but not as much as politicians suck.
Cut Welfare fraud and give aways to lazy ass people. Stop using highway dollars on mass transit and bike paths.
I am SO on the same page!
Yep, tax hikes were enough but the way they wrote the stupid bill - aimed at confusing we ‘peasants’ once again just made me say NO MORE.
The politicos are acting as if they don’t already receive $1B in gas tax and vehicle registration funding. They act as if EVERY summer is not filled with road closures and orange barrels. They act as if there is no history of mismanagement of funding.
The fact is that the progressives simply want to use the “bad roads” to keep people angry and voting for tax increases. Luckily, the trick did not work this time.
I will celebrate this victory and pray for more.
I totally agree.
I believe the roads have been allowed to deteriorate further on purpose. Near Clare they have been working on the road on the south end of town since last fall. It’s still not done. Another stretch of road we were on today is brand new but full of potholes and gravel patches.