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« on: April 26, 2019, 04:36:38 PM »

Hey, Atlasia


This is an advocacy group for toll roads

If you want to keep your taxes low and would rather have toll roads, which you can choose not to use please sign below!!!!

This is the signup for the Atlasians for Toll Roads Advocacy Group
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S019
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2019, 08:14:09 PM »


A toll is effectively the same as a tax, except you are paying it in the middle of a journey, which slows down travel times and clogs up smaller roads due to people wanting to avoid expensive toll roads. It is a less efficient system.


This is why you use an e-tag system.

Also it means those getting the benefit of the roads use the infrastructure are the ones who pay for it. I only am amenable to a toll for a period until the cost of the road is paid off.
Otherwise it's just another drip feeding cash grab from the government. Or a private business which has no incentive to stop charging.

Those two notions are contradictory, though. On the one hand, you’re advocating the use of a system that would probably be costly to implement and would require people to make a change and buy the user side of a system - given the costs to both the government and population, this is a change generally advisable only if the system is going to be permanent.

On the other hand, you’re then saying that all toll roads should be temporary until it’s paid off. Doesn’t make much sense to me.

Here you can see how I approach this issue

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=318808.0
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S019
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2019, 09:42:52 PM »

The Chesapeake Expressway in Virginia is over $1.00 per mile, plus if people do not want to pay the toll, they can take a different road, but they have the option to pay, if they want
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S019
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Political Matrix
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2019, 10:24:33 PM »

The Chesapeake Expressway in Virginia is over $1.00 per mile, plus if people do not want to pay the toll, they can take a different road, but they have the option to pay, if they want


Do you really think anyone is going to take it at that rate though? That's like offering government provided trips to the moon for only $145 Million one way.

The point is, we are giving them the choice, and if even a few people take the deal, that is profit for Lincoln, and it’s being used on infrastructure so, it will help the people, whatever tolls that they pay
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S019
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« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2019, 04:37:26 PM »

I tale this moment to offer my sincere condolences for the people of Fremont, theor taxes are about to skyrocket, Fremont sign here to let your legislators know, that you don’t want higher taxes
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