December 10, 2005
NC Transportation Issues
Just great. The "Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Solutions to North Carolina's Urban Transportation Needs" ... geez, I can't even get past that title. Do we really need a Blue Ribbon commission to study ANYTHING? If this isn't the poster child for absolute, total government waste, I don't know what is. What a total load of crap.
Anyway, this "group" spent 21 months to study the "transportation situation across the state." It finally released it's report. Of course, knowing government as I do in North Carolina, I could have saved 21 months and billions of dollars and provided you their solution before they were even formed: More money. Gee, what do you know:
State DOT planners have said the state faces a shortfall of nearly $30 billion in transportation funding over the next 25 years.
The committee also suggested NOT stealing money from the highway trust fund. Gee, what rocket scientists. The general assembly has voted to TAKE over $10 BILLION dollars from the highway trust fund and give it away to businesses and people in the form of cash and welfare.
That money was collected from gas & vehicle taxes, but was NOT used for roads. And more of that money is being used to build "light rail" -- again shortchanging the road system.
This is how the Democrats function. The elected Democrats in North Carolina DO NOT WANT ROADS. It doesn't matter what they say, just look at what they do -- and the Democrats in the General Assembly all voted EVERY YEAR to take that money AWAY from roads.
If you want roads built and repaired in North Carolina, one of the very few things government SHOULD be doing, you will have to get rid of the Democrats in Raleigh.
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I wish there were more trains and busses in my area. There used to be trains but they took them down. I don't believe that government is the answer to all or even most problems but public transit is very helpful in so instances
Posted by: Mindflame at December 10, 2005 03:34 PM (kJZEb)
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So-called "public" transportation is bad because it removes choice and freedom from those who have to pay for it who do not benefit.
For example, when they finish building this multi-billion dollar train system into Charlotte, I will pay huge piles of money to build it, and huge piles of money to fund it, but it will not benefit me at all.
Roads, on the other hand, benefit everyone.
Posted by: Ogre at December 10, 2005 09:43 PM (uSCkp)
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I pay taxes. I want light rail. If we are ever to achieve energy independence in this country, we have to start putting some money into alternative energy and public transit. It is forward thinking. Everyone, including you, will benefit, whether you choose to take public transit or not. Roads encourage energy wastefulness.
Posted by: lponeill at December 11, 2005 05:58 PM (hT4+I)
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I pay taxes. I want a new house. Why can't government buy me one?
No, there are NO benefits to me, or any others who cannot use public transportion. Public transportation only benefits those who use it. It does zero to save energy or increase usage of alternative energy.
I'm all for energy independence and alternative energy uses! Public transportation advances neither.
Posted by: Ogre at December 11, 2005 06:26 PM (uSCkp)
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