Texas legislature drops boom on taxpayers with more tolls, fees

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Despite high hopes that lawmakers would address the chronic road funding shortfall at the outset of the 83rd session of the Texas legislature, Texas taxpayers only saw $534 million of $1.2 billion in diversions of gas tax returned to roads (for the next two years) with a reliance on more toll roads to fill the remaining $4 billion annual funding gap. That’s only one-eighth of the money needed.
http://www.examiner.com/article/it-s-a-wrap-texas-legislature-drops-boom-on-taxpayers-with-more-tolls-fees

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1. Look on the bright side

At least they aren't taxes...

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2. Ouch. Yes.

I laughed until I cried.