[jrawk]

I for one would like to pay for a road only once. I would like to see roads to be built with bonds. (a way to set aside a set portion of future tax revenue)

I would like to see politicians with the courage to tell us, hey solving traffic will require building this road and that will cost X dollars. Not pass the buck by creating a regional authority so they can play the blame game, and then tell us, it will cost no new taxes, just tolls.

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-- jrawk

[Deek]

I for one would like to pay for a road only once. I would like to see roads to be built with bonds. (a way to set aside a set portion of future tax revenue)

As would I, unfortunately that's not possible. That's like saying "I would like to pay for the military only once". Sounds great, but doesn't work in practice. Roads are expensive. The gas-tax is a crappy way to pay for roads, as almost 30% of the money goes to other states. I agree local bonds are better, but the bond must last as long as the road must be maintained, which is not altogether appealing either.