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Christie Shuts Toilets on Free New Jersey Roads to Save Money
By Dunstan McNichol
April 22, 2010
Businessweek
April 22 (Bloomberg) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants to shut the last two rest-stop bathrooms on non-toll roads in the most densely populated U.S. state after this year to save $270,000.
“We [...]

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The Cost Of Driving In China
Toll roads prohibit the nation from enjoying the economic benefits of its vast highway network.
Paul Midler 04.20.10
Forbes.com
HONG KONG – China will spend $300 billion on high-speed rail lines over the next 20 years. The world has seen nothing like it, and China-watchers have responded by [...]

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For anyone who still thinks toll roads don’t impact private property rights, think again. Here’s proof positive that an unnecessarily wide road expansion comes into play whenever TxDOT plans to toll existing roads. It must leave as many non-toll lanes as exist before the reconstruction. So most toll roads being done in [...]

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Remember this is written by a toll road industry advocate, so the tone is pro-toll. It’s enlightening as to the financial chicanery being played with taxpayer money regarding interest rate swapping and other tricks with public debt that are not only risky, they’re downright malfeasance!
State auditor hits Penn Pike for [...]

TURF speaks to Dallas Tea Party
By Terri Hall
San Antonio Express-News blog
April 19, 2010
Though much maligned in the press, the Tea Party movement has the potential to bring much-needed attention to a host of fiscal issues that, if left unchecked, threaten to bankrupt the country. I was invited to speak at the [...]

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Perry accepted $2 billion in stimulus money for road projects, 70% of which was slated to go to toll projects in a massive TRIPLE TAX scheme (gas tax, federal taxes to pay for stimulus, then another toll tax to use the road). It’s inexplicable that anyone would call this man a “fiscal [...]

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Goldman Sachs has been a key player in advising governments as well as private investors on infrastructure/toll road deals called public private partnerships. They’re instrumental in many deals in Texas and have swarmed our highway department, infecting them with their fraudulent schemes that exploit taxpayers. Perhaps if justice is truly served in [...]

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Anti Toll Groups Would Back Gas Tax Increase
but only if ‘diversions’ from gas tax fund are ended
By Jim Forsyth
Friday, April 16, 2010
Leaders of the anti toll road movement in Texas are quietly notifying state lawmakers that they would support an increase in the state gasoline tax [...]

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WARNING: There is some profanity contained in this article. Blagojevich uses some profane words when speaking about his plans to extort money from road contractors in exchange for building a much bigger toll project (went from $1.8 billion to a $5 billion project).
Illinois Tollway in clear in Blagojevich [...]

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Mr. Dixon has been a stalwart supporter of the cause for many years. He’s sacrificed more hours than we can count in Austin advocating for taxpayers on transportation issues. This article was also published in the Lone Star Report. It hits the nail on the head of how we move forward…
Tired of [...]