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Every Road a Toll Road
Great Britain is looking at a couple of different proposals for "universal road pricing", making every public road a toll road via GPS and black boxes in vehicles. There are also articles by the main proponent of universal tolls, and an editorial from the paper suggesting higher gas taxes instead.
Limey bastards. Socialist fools.
How many truly poor people do you know own cars? I think this is a great idea. This way, the roads are paid for by those who use them. For example, I live in St. Louis. One of the fastest growing counties in the US is St. Charles, one of St. Louis's suburbs. It is growing so quickly because it is inhabited largely by redneck white people that can't get away from the predominately black population in the city fast enough. I'd say good ridance, for the most part, except I have to not only deal with the horrendous commuter traffic this generates, but I have to pay for new roads for these a**holes (they consistently vote down mass transit initiatives - wouldn't want those negroes riding the train in - that's why we moved out here!). I would have no problem if people wanted to live out there - as long as I dodn't have to subsidize it. Bravo. This is a brilliant initiative - good luck pulling it off.
I mean how are criminals supposed to get away when we can track their every move. Next they will be installing a device in your car that makes it stop automatically. (which does exist, they just don't have the clout to install it yet)