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I don't have a problem with paying the tax to improve the roads and bridges, the money does have to come from somewhere, but 1/2 that tax is going to the MBTA and other transit authorities.
"The plan calls for the state's Highway Division to receive $325 million, or 12.5 cents, of the added 27 cents-per-gallon gas tax. The MBTA would receive $286 million, or 11 cents, while the regional transit authorities would receive $39 million, or 1.5 cents."
If the "T" needs money....raise the fares for the people that use it.....and If I decide to use it I will pay for it.
and how about this tidbit on top of it......now you will be taxed on how much you travel....
"Tolls would be removed west of Route 128 by the end of next year. Tolls within Route 128, from Weston to Boston, would come down as the state shifts to a program of tracking -- and charging -- all drivers based on the miles they travel.
Trips would be measured by a chip installed in a vehicle inspection sticker as soon as 2014"
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