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DallasBlog.com | Sal Costello:“In 2004, 93% of the public feedback opposed the Gov. Perry toll plan that would shift most freeways in Austin to tollways. Austin's Mayor Will Wynn, and other local elected representatives ignored the 93% of the public feedback and voted to toll roads already fully funded with gas tax dollars. Since then, I've been leading a big-fit across Texas.”
Ed Cognoski responds:
Mr Costello says he is not against traditional toll roads, but then he poses every political race as a race of Toller vs. NonToller. Despite his protestations, it sounds to me like he's really just campaigning against paying for government services.
You can pay gas taxes. Or you can pay tolls. Or you can pay for roads out of general revenues. But you can't build roads without raising money. Texas' roads are overcrowded and falling apart. The anti-tollers are good at generating anger. They aren't so good at getting roads built.
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Ed, you're exactly right. What Sal doesn't tell you is that the "93% of public feedback" includes about twelve people who showed up at one meeting about three years ago. He's a liar, and a manipulator, and it's very rare that anyone takes him seriously. He talks about the three candidates that his group has sent on to victory--but somehow he doesn't mention the tons of others who have had more support from his group (and aligned themselves more closely with it) who have lost miserably. He also closes his own blog to comments that he doesn't agree with--he can't take the criticism he dishes out. There's something terribly wrong with that man.
Thanks for another viewpoint. The original article begged for one.
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