NC Toll Roads
What a surprise. The Democrat-led North Carolina General Assembly is endorsing a new income stream for the government. This time, it's in the form of toll roads so the new tax will hit every single person in and around the state.
However, North Carolina has a law that prohibits adding tolls to roads that already exist. In other words, the law states that you can build a new road and make it a toll road, but you can't take a road that people have been using and suddenly force them to pay a toll to continue using it. So, what do Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly do when faced with a law that opposes their plan to raise and spend more money? They do what they always do -- either just ignore the law or change it. In this case, they're likely to just change the law to meet their own personal needs. The money will be paid by everyone in the state because the trucks that ship goods throughout the state will also have to pay the toll -- and if you think for a minute that the big evil companies that profit from providing you with food will absorb the cost, you don't know anything about economics -- they will simply pass the cost on to you, the consumer. And don't fall for the lies that claim the toll road money will be used to repair the road -- this would be the same Democrat-led General Assembly that promised that the lottery proceeds would NOT replace current funds for education and has already gone back on that promise. It's just another tax to keep you in servitude to the state -- and this is after they raised taxes over 11% this past year.
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1. You are always the one who is against government run programs, like healthcare. If you took away the government run highways, every road would be a toll road. If Republicans could understand that taxes=good highways, then we wouldn't need toll roads.
2. The GA has not supplanted one red cent of education funds with lottery funds. That is a bald-faced lie and you know it.
2. The GA has not supplanted one red cent of education funds with lottery funds. That is a bald-faced lie and you know it.
Posted by: Robert P at July 14, 2006 05:01 PM (5swqh)
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Robert, you are wrong again.
1. If the corrupt Democrat controlled NC legislature would stop raiding NCDOT's funds year after year after year after year to fund slush funds, pet projects, and satisfy lobbyists, there would be plenty of money for "good highways". North Carolina used to be known as the "Good Highway State". Today we rank #48 in the country since Mike Easley became Governor.
2. Liberals hate highways and roads. You would rather build a sidewalk and encourage bike riding than to spend money on a highway. You believe if government run highways were removed, people would start walking, riding bikes, or build a choo-choo train. Liberals like to dream, but otherwise can't function in a world based on cold economic reality.
3. The GA hasn't *YET* supplanted one red cent of education funds with lottery funds. They have been too busy working on Ethics reform thanks to a number of *VERY* corrupt Democrats who like to take blank checks and fill in the "Paid To" blank. Give 'em some time Robert. You will be eating your words soon. Corrupt Democrats *LOVE* to raid funds ... whether its NCDOT's funding or stealing local municipalities tax refunds.
1. If the corrupt Democrat controlled NC legislature would stop raiding NCDOT's funds year after year after year after year to fund slush funds, pet projects, and satisfy lobbyists, there would be plenty of money for "good highways". North Carolina used to be known as the "Good Highway State". Today we rank #48 in the country since Mike Easley became Governor.
2. Liberals hate highways and roads. You would rather build a sidewalk and encourage bike riding than to spend money on a highway. You believe if government run highways were removed, people would start walking, riding bikes, or build a choo-choo train. Liberals like to dream, but otherwise can't function in a world based on cold economic reality.
3. The GA hasn't *YET* supplanted one red cent of education funds with lottery funds. They have been too busy working on Ethics reform thanks to a number of *VERY* corrupt Democrats who like to take blank checks and fill in the "Paid To" blank. Give 'em some time Robert. You will be eating your words soon. Corrupt Democrats *LOVE* to raid funds ... whether its NCDOT's funding or stealing local municipalities tax refunds.
Posted by: The Reckoning at July 14, 2006 05:38 PM (M5zWC)
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1. Yup, and I'd be happy with that. My opposition here is the outright lying by the Democrats -- they claim they need more money to fix the roads when they've already taken the money that was supposed to be used on roads and spent it on other things.
2. Wrong. They have. Just one example: More @ Four funding in this year's budget.
2. Wrong. They have. Just one example: More @ Four funding in this year's budget.
Posted by: Ogre at July 14, 2006 05:40 PM (/k+l4)
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