“The interstate highway system could turn into a nationwide network of toll roads as plans proceed to add tolls to existing freeways in Maine and Pennsylvania while an entirely new tolled interstate is approved for South Carolina.”
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Many of these same politicians scream mightily at the thought of raising the tax on gasoline. The federal tax has remained constant at 18.4ยข a gallon while the price of gas has gone up 200 percent. As the majority of the gasoline tax goes to maintaining roads and bridges, this seems like a no-brainer to NewMexiKen. Raise the tax a few cents and forego the expense of toll gates and booths, electronic toll systems and the associated bureaucracy.
But there are a lot of no-brainers in political office.