| Toll Roads in Pennsylvania have often been | | | | transparency, yet these colossal giant |
| blamed for the states problematic economy. It | | | | cluster muck DOT bureaucracies not only |
| is true that when you impede traffic you slow | | | | impede traffic, but the cost small |
| the flows of civilization. This is similar to | | | | businesses, citizens millions in the process. |
| an over all tax on society, as everything you | | | | How SO? Well first as cars idle to wait in |
| buy or sell comes by truck. Many Think Tanks | | | | line to pay toll, sometimes in large traffic |
| have obviously discussed the issues with Pay | | | | jams for instance NJ turnpike to NYC, or NY |
| Toll Highways in the North East and PA is no | | | | to MASS Turnpike, or Oakland Bay Bridge into |
| exception: Great to see the Express Lane for | | | | San Fran. This causes excessive pollution and |
| logistics but really why the toll? Here is a | | | | clogged arteries (Infrastructure Type). The |
| thought on the matter? Nearly all of the Toll | | | | health issues of pollution are well known as |
| Ways in America have raised their rates in | | | | well as the added problems to our health care |
| the past three years. But with high oil | | | | system in the United States.The EPA does not |
| prices this is no time to further hammer on | | | | control this pollution and instead attacks |
| businesses, consumers and trucking | | | | businesses to reduce. In many cities and |
| companies.Even though everyone knows that | | | | states there are idling laws for truckers who |
| Increases in America's Toll Ways, Always | | | | could cause pollution such as IL, Ontario |
| Takes it's Toll on Americans, some of these | | | | Canada, CA, MA and other places. Some say |
| increases are from stressed budgets, well at | | | | these laws are good and help curb pollution, |
| least this is the excuse from politicians who | | | | even the DOT prohibits the idling at many |
| pass the buck and from bureaucrats who miss | | | | rest stops, the same DOT which allows traffic |
| manage public funds. Corporations are to be | | | | to snarl up and cause pollution. |
| held to the highest of credibility and | | | | |