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

[Edward H. Lybarger]

Actually, when you buy gas on the Turnpike, you get hit with a double
whammy -- the regular gas tax, which goes entirely to PennDOT, plus the
concession fee for the Turnpike Commission.  Gasoline is generally a dime or
so higher on the Turnpike than off; the difference sometimes becomes greater
if you go beyond the immediate interchange area.

I have a personal rule never to buy fuel on the Turnpike...I almost never
drive it all the way across to a destination, and know where to look for
competively-priced gasoline.

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Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:11 AM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: Pittsburgh - think tank blasts possible new transit
taxes


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?

Realize I don't actually care. I'm just turning the screws.

> Where we get into the problem is when we're being asked to pay twice.  We
> already built I-80 with gas tax dollars.  Now Fast Eddie wants those
drivers
> to pay for bloated public transit systems instead of asking the people in
> the areas served (and therefore receive the benefit of) by public transit.

Is Hempfield paying for policing yet? When someone shoves it down
Hempfield's throat I'll take mine.