Privatizing Roads - a Good Plan (politicians, working, taxes, money)

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

something like EASYPASS like on the jersey tnpk portion of I95/295

For every road in the country? For residential streets?

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Katiana

For every road in the country? For residential streets?

no for interstates

my residentail streets are paid for by my property taxes (county/town)

we are talking about HIGHWAYS and interstates here ...correct???? this was NEVeR about your little residntial private road,,,, was it???

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

no for interstates

my residentail streets are paid for by my property taxes (county/town)

we are talking about HIGHWAYS and interstates here ...correct???? this was NEVeR about your little residntial private road,,,, was it???

Who knows? It just says "roads" in the thread title. It could be construed to mean anything. You pay taxes for interstates, too.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Who knows? It just says "roads" in the thread title. It could be construed to mean anything. You pay taxes for interstates, too.

and gas tax

I just think it should be a pay as you go for roads

you want to travel the interstate from bangor, maine to maimi, florida...this is the total tolls for I95....you want to travel the interstate from savana, Georga to san diego, cali...this is the total tolls for I20.....

etc

the same for state highways...ie the new york thruway, or the garden state parkway in jersey

[SoCalCroozer]

Privatization of infrastructure especially roads is a perfect example of how you can have capitalism without a free market.

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Interesting topic


Do you think if the infrasture was privatized, the conditions of our roads would be better?

Oh, yeah!

From all the competition, man!

[JobZombie]

We are led to believe that privatization is always the best solution when clearly this is not always the case.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

and gas tax

I just think it should be a pay as you go for roads

you want to travel the interstate from bangor, maine to maimi, florida...this is the total tolls for I95....you want to travel the interstate from savana, Georga to san diego, cali...this is the total tolls for I20.....

etc

the same for state highways...ie the new york thruway, or the garden state parkway in jersey

I don't get it? If you drive from Buffalo, WY to the Mexican border on 1-25 (to use a local example), you are paying quite a bit in gas tax as you go.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by JobZombie

We are led to believe that privatization is always the best solution when clearly this is not always the case.

I dont think that anyone is saying that privitization is ALWAYS the answer....but sometimes its a whole lot better that the redtape of govermnet

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Katiana

I don't get it? If you drive from Buffalo, WY to the Mexican border on 1-25 (to use a local example), you are paying quite a bit in gas tax as you go.

yep gas tax that is NOT BEING APPLIED to I25, it gets mixed somewhere in the general fund, and ends up paying for a politicians vacation instead

if you tax the road..the RoaD that gets the most WEAR AND TeaR will get the money...not a stupid politicain that would rather sink the gas tax into amtrac