[PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh - think tank blasts possible new transit taxes

[Fred Schneider]

Derrick:

Didn't anyone explain that "you can't fight city hall?"  If you catch  
the s.o.b. coming out one door, there is always another escape  
tunnel.  Most politicians are like cats, they land on their feet.  I  
don't have to like it.   You don't either.  But buddy, they're well  
schooled in that game.

Fred

On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007, John Swindler wrote:
>
>>> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
>>>
>>>> The Turnpike was not built with gasoline taxes.  It was paid for  
>>>> through
>>>> revenue bonds, which were backed by toll collections.
>>>
>>> Fine. So when I buy gas on the turnpike it's untaxed, right?
>>
>>
>> It's free money for PennDOT, but we don't like to point that out  
>> to the
>> public.
>
> Well. Not exactly. Otherwise, I could get on at Allegheny Valley,  
> get gas,
> get off at Monroeville, and use the untaxed fuel. An interesting shell
> game. But a toll credit based on the m.p.g. of the vehicle would be
> entirely far too hard to deal with. Besides, my foot is heavy, so my
> m.p.g. would be lower anyway.
>
> As far as my comment here:
>>> Is Hempfield paying for policing yet? When someone shoves it down
>>> Hempfield's throat I'll take mine.
>
> It's just another example of someone paying for something for someone
> else, and that someone else wanting to continue getting without paying
> (or, with underpaying).
>
> In any case, no, I'm just turning screws. I don't really care.
>
>
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