"Vi-partisan" Senate
limited
governor's
authority to lease roads
While debating Major Moves, senator, Vi Simpson a Democrat, said, "I
would not give former Democratic party Governor Joe Kernan this much
power."
Senator Meeks and Kenley, Republicans, on Senate
Appropriations agreed and modified the language of Major Moves,
reducing the Governor's authority.
If not for Senator Simpson's strong statement in the state
senate, the house passed version of “Major Moves legislation”, would
have allowed Daniels (or any future Governor) to have leased/
privatized for
corporate toll taxation, any or all roads and bridges in
Indiana , to any body, for any amount of money or any promise, for any
number of years-- up to 99.
A future 10¢ per mile toll envisioned by supporters is
equal to $7.00 per gallon gas for a 40 MPG vehicle paying $3 per gallon
+ tolls. If you own a 20 MPG vehicle, the equivalent per gallon price
would be $5.00.
Major Moves’ privatized-toll-taxation of our roads by the mile
will be a Major Bad Move, but it could have been worse.
It will make our current gas price complaints seem trivial.
To gain a perspective on how bad this could have been, COUNT
US! recomends these two links:
Oregon may
get some mileage out of fee
experiment
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3878693
And our article:
Private Tolling is a Bad Move
http://www.i69tour.org/badmove.html
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