Electile Dysfunction (Current students plz look!)

[Kaan]

Lets talk about this:
https://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/ge...8e709.html

Here is a "use" tax... or a toll. I'll also point out, this is an example of both "left" and "right" being just as screwed up.

"Northam also backed an exemption that would grant passenger vehicles and small trucks unlimited use of I-81 in return for payment of a yearly fee, his office said." - what this means is, all users will pay something... it was initially sold as a way to "toll the trucks." People out here are mostly poor... so we will see what the annual fee really is. They are guessing around $30/pass.

The biggest single employer in most areas are the universities and the medical centers. not everyone makes professor and/or doctor money at these places. one of the largest markets that employees people in the area are the chicken factories... at $10/hr (hopefully).

my issues are with the initial road planning. where did the money from that funding stream go? did they (those in richmond) not plan for expansion? did they not plan for long term care? This can be said for every stretch of road we have in the state. when they make their $2.2 billion (and we know its going to cost more)... where will they put this money next? History shows us it wont be back into improving I-81.