Posted on 01/25/2018 11:06:29 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
25% of the Motor Fuel Tax money in Texas is diverted to schools.
25% of the Motor Fuel Tax money is Texas is diverted to other agencies.
And, that does not even count bike paths, etc.
So Houston Chronicle, get back to me when you want to actually discuss facts of Highway funding and not commie
big city fantasies.
Forgot about that one, I do not get to that side of town very often.
Well, just don’t use OUR tax dollars in the highway fund for hiking trails, bike paths, park maintenance, etc any more-leave that to Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation in major cities-that is apart of what they are supposed to be doing-keep highway money for state highway maintenance, etc...
Newspapers lie like politicians. If the Chron is saying we need this, I’m saying we don’t. I trust Governor Patrick (Lt Gov, most powerful pol in the state) like I trust P Trump. Sheewww the liberal chron
If you cut the waste, fraud, and abuse, there’d be plenty of money.
West side’s the best side. Come out to Katy. I’ll make you a tiki drink.
It is getting to where most of those have toll lanes as they’ve converted the HOV lanes into moneymakers. I can see a yuppie couple spending that kind of money for a faster commute. Some places, it’s your only choice if you don’t want to leave home at 4:30 a.m.
Our papers have become worthless.
Texas has actually ended most of the diversions in the second category. They will need a constitution amendment to end the education diversion.
That’s what I thought. For example, the US290 rebuild to the NW of downtown Houston includes a reversible toll lane.
It's all of those orange cones, I think. They go out mid-November and fester until spring when they may or may not actually work on the road.
Longest line of cones I ever saw actually covered three states on the same road! I-80 near Chicago - the line of cones stretched through IL, IN, and MI. You think they get those for free?
I'm not a rocket scientist but um maybe cut other spending? Roads are necessary, half the crap the government funds isn't.
Other than The miserable Traffic, I like The Woodlands/Conroe/Willis area where Im at.
But I appreciate the offer. Cheers..
The HOV lanes up around The Woodlands are just an additional fast lane, I would say less that 15% of the cars that use it have more than 1 person in them. But since there is little to no enforcement, why not.
I do admit that we can be a bit spoiled when it comes to our roads.
The writer apparently is not one who walks or runs. 6 miles an hour is not close to a leisurely walk.
“West side’s the best side. Come out to Katy. I’ll make you a tiki drink.”
I go to that Jewish town for BBQ.. Rosenberg
Boring, to much irrelevant data. If I want to read a tome I’ll go to the library.
The reason is to provide big lump payouts via big construction programs in election years. Inevitably, the money runs out well before the bonds are paid off, which requires new bonds and higher taxes.
Christie has been better than the previous idiots about this, but it is still NJ. The last tax increase included a provision that gas tax money was to be spent only on transportation.
There's little difference in the amount of corruption in contracting between the two finance methods, but pay-as-you-go doesn't leave debt for the grandkids.
Whether or not you leave bad roads for them depends on the quality of politicans you elect, not the finance method.
Swinging Door?
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