Perhaps only Rich People will pay the toll

The State of Connecticut is one small step closer to returning to highway tolls. Check out this story from the Hartford Courant.


In a preliminary step toward returning tolls to state highways, a legislative committee on Friday endorsed the idea of charging motorists to pay for building or extending highways, such as the half-completed Route 11 in eastern Connecticut.

The measure doesn't address the larger question of whether Connecticut should install all-electronic, high-tech tolls on interstate highways to raise money for bridge and highway repairs. But it could be the first step that toll advocates have seeking for years.
"This is the first shape of a toll bill. We still don't have the answer on the rest of it," said Rep. Anthony Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill, co-chairman of transportation committee.

Interesting, perhaps in keeping with the "Soak the rich because they can afford it," attitude that is so popular right now, only "Rich folk vehicles" will be subject to the toll. say, Cadillacs and above. American luxury cars could pay $3 dollars and those evil foreign cars like Mercedes and BMW would cough up $5. Gas guzzling SUVs could pay $7 which might might even force some of those rich people to switch to more eco-friendly vehicles.

Why not? It makes as much sense as anything else coming out of Hartford right now.