I'm a bit confused.
Are we suggesting using tax money to build new roads, then operating them as toll roads?
If so, that smacks of "double taxation" to me.....one of the Interstate roads near where I live, I-10 leading into Houston from the west, was recently rebuilt (BTW, KUDOS to the construction company, more on that later) for a section about 30 miles long (or, at least it seemed that way). Tax money was used for that project, yet the "center" two lanes are now toll lanes. I guess the idea is that if you REALLY want to avoid the heavy congestion, you'll pay extra. Yet, it was partially MY money that funded those center lanes, and if they are being used to make money for somebody, as one of the original financiers I want my share.
That's only right!
I have a real issue with tax money being used to build ANY project, and then allowing someone to charge for use of that project. The government should not be landlords, renting out rooms in the Pentagon, any more than they should be making roads and then charging the very taxpayers who paid to construct those roads an additional fee to use them.
I would highly recommend the company that was contracted to rebuild that section of I-10! My home is about 30 miles from Houston on US59 south. I've lived here almost 30 years (moved here in 1982) and for about 25 of those years they were constantly working on construction of/repairs to US59. However, that company that contracted for the I-10 work was DONE rebuilding it all in about a year. I've never seen such immense roadwork in such a short time, and the quality is first rate! As a taxpayer, I'd pay more for the quality construction....it seems that US59 has cost the taxpayers to construct over and over, time and time again. Shame on the company that milked that contract for so long.
Back to the topic at hand, though....GGH would have taken huge portions of private property away from the current owners under imminent domain procedures, paying them way under what they were worth, only to build the "Trans-Texas Corridor", a road system designed to facilitate the movement of cargo through Texas by restricting the use of that road to trucks. He would have then handed the project over to foreign interests and allowed them to make money on the use of those roads by operating them as toll roads.
I SURE don't want that sort of attitude in the White House, and I can't imagine that the Republicans, who pride themselves on protecting individual property rights, would want someone who would think that would be a good idea in the White House, either. Before you consider voting for GHH, spend some time checking him out, he's a real scumbag.
Just MHO, that's all......
Cheers from Doug!!