They don’t deserve my money. Not a penny.
Federal Taxpayers Bankrolling San Francisco Congestion Tax Push
Each time drivers across the country fill up at a gas station, a small portion of the final sale price is going to fund the planning and implementation of a new tax on motorists in San Francisco, California. Later today the San Francisco County Transportation Authority will hold the latest in a series of “community discussions” to market a federally funded congestion pricing proposal that would electronically track and charge motorists each time they enter the city’s downtown area.
“The potential for additional federal funds for implementation make it an opportune time to investigate the policy’s applicability to San Francisco,” the authority explains on its website.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) drew inspiration for his value pricing plan from London’s outspoken socialist mayor, Ken Livingston, who first introduced the charge in 2003. Although London voters rejected Livingston at the ballot box earlier this year in favor of a candidate who pledged to scale back congestion charging, the Bay Area’s plans are proceeding at full speed. By December the $1 million “San Francisco Mobility, Access and Pricing Study” bankrolled by the Federal Highway Administration will be complete. Taxpayers nationwide are also footing the bill for $159 million in grants currently being used to establish a variable toll system that charges drivers $2 to use Doyle Drive, the southern access to the Golden Gate Bridge.
I want a Gas Tax Holiday from this madness. There is no reason why someone in Alabama (or Washington) should be paying money to RESTRICT driving. that cash is supposed to go towards roads, brides, and the like.
“that cash is supposed to go towards roads, brides, and the like.”
A federal dowry? I don’t know if i can get behind that.
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I think he meant “bribes”. You know, like in NJ.
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