| Many years ago I worked on a committee in the 38 | | | | vision of which there can be no excuse. .What is so |
| billion dollar red state of California. We worked with | | | | funny is that the turnpikes have raised their fees by |
| the TMAs - Transportation Management Associations | | | | a little more than their standard amount this year. |
| and tried to figure out ways to get people to car | | | | Why? They say the states need money and they |
| pool, which did not work all that well, but it worked a | | | | need money to fix the roads? First of all the states |
| little which was good. Back in 1975 the air in CA was | | | | need money because the small businesses are |
| pretty bad, and would probably look like it does | | | | strapped for time to complete the days work to |
| today in Mexico City had it not been for the | | | | make enough money to pay taxes because of the |
| volunteer efforts of many companies and the hard | | | | grid lock caused by inconvenient on ramps, lack of on |
| work of many solution providers. I cannot say I or | | | | ramps, city street congestion caused by those who |
| anyone else in any of these committees made any | | | | cannot afford to keep paying the toll, thus the small |
| major significant level of contribution. But I can say | | | | businesses make no money for which there is no |
| together everyone and every company did a little | | | | income tax to be paid and they cannot hire additional |
| and that did a lot; especially in regions with | | | | labor so less people have jobs. But the DOT in CT |
| temperature inversions and boxed in by mountain | | | | for instance has built a beautiful "Screw You and Me" |
| terrain.If you look at the DC Salad Bowl (mixing bowl) | | | | glass building with our money? What is going on |
| "how about pollution bowl cluster muck?" you see a | | | | here? And the roads are bumpy than ever and |
| great opportunity for free parking, nothing moves | | | | people at Comedy Central do nothing but makes |
| everyone is stuck; construction abounds to add more | | | | jokes about it as if what really goes on during rush |
| lanes to the mess? Hmmm? Is this really a sign of all | | | | hour traffic is not enough of a joke.Lance Winslow - |
| the brilliant minds running our country? Ouch, sorry | | | | Online Think Tank forum board. |
| George Mason, we have not been able to keep your | | | | |