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IronLionZion

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24. Are they expecting to profit from this?
Mon May 22, 2017, 08:42 AM
May 2017

If it's for profit, then they would be putting tolls on roads and bridges and tunnels in busy cities where workers will have to pay each day to use it.

They won't be building up infrastructure in less populated areas like many red states or the rust belt which has people moving out. The Times is British and doesn't seem to know the difference.

Sure, they'll create some construction jobs to build it. But over the long term, that toll money is going overseas and won't help our economy. I suppose the alternative is to not have infrastructure at all so we take what we can get until we can win the next election.

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Toll roads for everyone!! Vinca May 2017 #1
They exist in Europe, so not too far-fetched. WinkyDink May 2017 #3
But, this is not Europe. joshdawg May 2017 #6
Um, I think I know where I live. And I agree about the rip-off. My observation stands. WinkyDink May 2017 #35
I did not intend to demean your comment.I, too, know where I live. My apologies for sounding curt. joshdawg May 2017 #48
Toll roads are a regressive tax. Hits POOR people the hardest. Surprised? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #9
Driven around Central Florida lately? Atman May 2017 #25
We found that EZPass did not work, they have Sun Pass which is not compatible karynnj May 2017 #30
Right, they have their own system. They sell them in vending machines at rest areas. Atman May 2017 #31
Thanks karynnj May 2017 #32
Alternative tom_kelly May 2017 #37
We did karynnj May 2017 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Atman May 2017 #33
They exist in the U.S., too. GoCubsGo May 2017 #11
We really really really need to get this sob madokie May 2017 #2
Anyone else getting goddamned tired of all this shit Blue_Tires May 2017 #4
It's all I think about: a Dem doesn't even have to do anything like this ... betsuni May 2017 #19
+1 narnian60 May 2017 #36
We must accelerate the production of affordable human drone transportation democratisphere May 2017 #5
Drip drip drip. The Chinese already own tons of real estate here. Other foreign countries, too. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #7
There is a difference between owning residential or commercial property NewJeffCT May 2017 #18
Saudi investments targeting "rust belt" ewagner May 2017 #8
The Saudis have owned a large chunk of America for a while oberliner May 2017 #10
We're not talking about owning debt. Atman May 2017 #26
From January 2016: Saudi Arabia buying up farmland in US Southwest oberliner May 2017 #29
I wonder why you weren't able to copy and paste & toll roads are highway robbery. TexasProgresive May 2017 #12
It wasn't the site, it was his browser. Dump any browser that lets sites use Javascript against you. Towlie May 2017 #13
I just took it as a challenge and had to try. TexasProgresive May 2017 #16
I was on my iPhone. Atman May 2017 #27
Ahhh! TexasProgresive May 2017 #40
So excited angrychair May 2017 #14
Drive around Orlando FL....... BlueJac May 2017 #15
Tolls are out of control ... SticksnStones May 2017 #17
How about $105 for an 18 wheeler? A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #20
It's out of control... SticksnStones May 2017 #22
$267 to go all the way across PA on the turnpike A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #23
Years ago Connecticut spent $200,000,000 or so ELIMINATING all tolls. Atman May 2017 #28
I've driven 95 through Connecticut when it was a tollway A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #42
No sane person takes 95 through New York and New Haven. Atman May 2017 #43
Then I'm Clearly insane..... A HERETIC I AM May 2017 #46
I drove it in a truck once. Only once. Atman May 2017 #47
He's been talking to Texas ex-gov Rick "goodhair" perry duncang May 2017 #21
Are they expecting to profit from this? IronLionZion May 2017 #24
Robert Reich's commentary, where I first found the story. Atman May 2017 #34
This is a must read dalton99a May 2017 #39
Greenwald and his shitstains at the Intercept were unavailable for comment Blue_Tires May 2017 #41
THIS is the story, and everyone is talking about glowing balls and headscarves. Really, we need Squinch May 2017 #44
I can copy from the page L. Coyote May 2017 #45
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