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Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by wallflash
There are plenty of ways of getting around Dallas without tolls. I drive an average of 50 miles a day to various places, usually changes about every 6 months, and never pay tolls anywhere unless I am in a time crunch and have to take the fastest way. There is no law you have to drive the toll roads, its just an option if the time savings are worth the money to you.
Tell that to the people of Lockhart, TX; the only way in or out of town is now tolled
San Francisco liberals are paying $74 for 20 gallons of gasoline while Texans at one gas station were paying less than $40
Looks like as of this morning that gas prices were as low as $1.99 in Texas
7 gas stations in Texas were below $2.30
7 gas stations were still below $2.30
California liberals though thanks to very high taxes for pensions for government workers and regulations was averaging $3.65 in LA and $3.70 in San Francisco
Well, economic-political-budget polices directly effect taxation of goods and services. So I believe that it is warranted to talk about these issues....
Well, economic-political-budget polices directly effect taxation of goods and services. So I believe that it is warranted to talk about these issues....
This is not a taxation issue and is actually very complicated...not simply taxing at all. CA survives in many areas due to the control of pollution which carries a cost. Is all of it required and good? Of course not. Is all of it simply the run a way of the Liberal. of course not.
A complex matter being over simplified for political gain.
Even in Utah, Idaho and Nevada gas is expensive. Not as expensive as CA, but still expensive. And Colorado and Minnesota, which are two liberal states, are pretty cheap.
San Francisco liberals are paying $74 for 20 gallons of gasoline while Texans at one gas station were paying less than $40
Looks like as of this morning that gas prices were as low as $1.99 in Texas
7 gas stations in Texas were below $2.30
7 gas stations were still below $2.30
California liberals though thanks to very high taxes for pensions for government workers and regulations was averaging $3.65 in LA and $3.70 in San Francisco
But remember San Francisco is a dense city where people don't drive as much. Instead they take the metro where junkies shoot up, vomit, and defecate on a daily basis.
Doesn't seem to be working much as they have 8 out of the 10 most polluted metropolitan areas in America in California.
Very, very dirty air in much the state. They can excuse it as much as they want but the state absolutely owns the most polluted city in America's list.
Whenever I am in California, I noticed lots of people where masks in public from the pollution and constant illnesses circulating.
Lots of "guests" as they call them driving around in old clunkers. I always wonder if California is so concerned about air quality why is the state full of mega-commuters driving hours to work and back, lots and lots of pickup trucks and cars with out of country plates also that likely have gone through emissions testing.
Not only that people in general aren't receptive to public transit in California, so people love to drive long-distances with that $3.70 a gallon gasoline they are paying compared to the many gas stations in Texas and Oklahoma offering less than $2.30 gallon gasoline.
Infectious disease rates by state (lower ranking having less infectious diseases.)
Texas- #41
California- #11
California has lower infectious disease rates than Texas, lower cancer rates than Texas, and people in California live on average over 2 years longer than people in Texas.
California has lower infectious disease rates than Texas, lower cancer rates than Texas, and people in California live on average over 2 years longer than people in Texas.
Higher taxes in California better pay off somehow.
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