Eye On Williamson County: Do You Ever Wonder Why?

Eye On Williamson County: Do You Ever Wonder Why?: "But how does all this pertain to toll roads? Well with the federal government no longer able to provide the bulk of the money to build roads, the states are left to foot the bill. With our state being run by Republicans they will not raise taxes on the wealthy, so they will employ a regressive toll/tax to pay for highways, which places the burden more on the poor and middle class.

By lowering of the tax burden on those who have received the most benefit of the freedoms this country has to offer, the poor and the middle class are left to pay the toll for building roads."

A thoughtful piece on toll roads and taxes. Read it.