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"Hachiroku ????" <Trueno@AE86.gts> wrote in message
news:rU5sh.17$pb7.15@trndny09...[color=blue]
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:44:35 +0000, Hachiroku ???? wrote:
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>> Latest from the Turnpike Commission: Let's remove ALL the tolls from the
>> Mass Pike!
>>
>> And, then we'll make up for it by raising the Gas Tax an additional 10 to
>> 19 cents a gallon from the current 21 cents!
>>
>> So, instead of getting a toll from only the people that actually USE the
>> Mass pike, we'll exact a toll from EVERYONE in the state, whether they
>> use
>> the Pike or not!
>>
>> We estimate this will raise $300M a year in revenue
>>
>> That way, we get to keep the Turnpike Commission intact, and *WE* get to
>> keep our cushy, high-paying jobs at the further expense of the taxpayers!
>>
>> And, you people keep asking me how Kerry and Kennedy keep getting
>> re-elected...?[/color]
>
>
> Oh, BOY! Sent to the Turpike Authority this morning:
>
>
> ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!?! WHY should I pay 10 cents a GALLON to
> pay for the Turnpike Authority?! I NEVER USE THE MASS PIKE...and the rare
> occasions I do, the toll doesn't bother me.
>
> Instead of charging 10 cents a gallon, how about doing away with the
> Turnpike Authority. That ought to save a few bucks a year...
>
>
> [url]http://www.massturnpike.com/contactus/index.html[/url][/color]


How well is that road kept clear during the winter? My only point of
reference is the NYS Thruway. Unless a winter storm is totally friggin'
crazy, the crews keep it so clean that it seems they do it using a spatula
and a magnifying glass.