Q: why should i pay state income taxes on my labor?
A: roads and bridges
Q: why should i pay property tax?
A: roads and bridges
Q: why should i pay fuel tax at gas pump?
A: roads and bridges
Q: why should i pay sales tax?
A: roads and bridges
Q: why should i pay federal income taxes?
A: roads and bridges
Q: why does it seem that i pay tax on damn near everything, to repair roads and bridges, and yet the roads and bridges are still jacked up?
A: because that tax money that i thought was going to roads and bridges, actually gets spent on lots of other things that i would never agree to pay for if given the choice, such as buying a round of shots for the whole world.
Please comment below, with examples of how your tax money is being wasted on stupid shit
And the roads and bridges are still shit.
another racket . county members in charge give the contracts to family or friends so they can charge that.
AND FUCKING TOLL ROADS. WHAT THE FUCK? I THOUGHT I PAID FOR THIS SHIT THROUGH TAXES. WE ARE BEING SCAMMED.
THEY'RE STEALING THE MONEY.
I don't think I'm filing taxes this year. Fuck this. Im not paying for commie bullshit, they can go fuck themselves.
Trump comes back, I pay. Biden still in, fuck that loser. Pelosi is a sloppy woman. Not paying for her bullshit either.
Swearing isn't good. Sorry.
The worst part is once they put a toll on a road they will NEVER take that toll away
This^ exactly, I have that thought every time I drive through Charlotte NC, I didn’t pay for that? They have express lanes and us common folk can use the shit fucked up roads beside it, creeping along. Fucking bullshit.
Don't we pay an order of magnitude more in taxes than what the colonists revolted over?
They lost their shit over a very small tax of tea.
Modern Americans are just 'meh' being taxed to death for everything.
If a politician could figure out how to tax sun light, they would.
You mean the tax of 3 pennies on every pound of tea? Yeah I'd say we pay a bit more than that...
Welfare.
Seriously, go look at what % of your taxes go to social programs (not talking about schools) and you will become enraged.
And "schools"!
We pay for them to indoctrinate our kids against us. Clown world.
Rand Paul's yearly 'Festivus' has entered the chat.
Just drive on Baltimore-Washington Parkway and you'll know money isn't going towards that.
California “environmental studies”
How are paved roads destroyed by driving fast? What a crock of shit
Yes and they take 10+ years to “finish” and they’re never really finished; or even fixed for that matter.
For a bunch of greenies they are oddly obsessed with roads and bridges. I suppose I would be too if that was my primary money laundering facility.
But yeah, don't get me started on the roads man. They are a Libertarians worst nightmare.
When I moved here Gov Rendell gave this city $8M for road repair. Not only was my street not repaired but they keep adding cold patch on it so now the street is higher than the side walk and all that mud run off sits against my house. That was a long time ago. Now they want me to get rid of the weeds coming up through the cold patch in the middle of the street..
But guess what, nothing has changed. We still have potholes, shoulder of streets crumbling down the hill side, Lanes on bridges separated by potholes. One bridge in particular is so bad you can see through the grid to the river below. Then there's the bridge to nowhere. You start walking across and 1/2 way is blocked off. No choice but to turn around. Not even a sign that it ends 1/2 way across.
Go to the town hall and all the big shots are wearing those shiny suits custom made.
Exactly. Code Enforcement pulled up just yesterday. Waiting for my citation.
Used motor oil or old gasoline will easily take care of those weeds, and you can avoid the cost of disposal.
Sure wish we could file a lawsuit. We are being taxed and MUST pay on demand, but they are able to lie and spend our money any damn way they please.
Well Pakistan has already had a female Prime Minister (Bhutto), but YOU need to pay taxes to the US government, so the US government can lecture Pakistan on gender equality, even though the US government has never had a female President.
Honk Honk
Roads and Bridges projects drag on for years, allowing the gubment endless opportunities to launder taxpayer money into their pockets through these projects. Although, not quite as lucrative as gender studies in Pakistan...
The SF Bay Bridge. $250 million to $6.5 billion. And it wasn't built properly. And it is ugly.
Yes. I always wondered why we need to raise money for roads and bridges since they are probably taking in billions in gas tax, which I thought was to be used for roads and bridges. But as you point out that money must be being used for other things. Seems it's all one big slush fund.
Fuck taxes. We have no representation.
Yup exactly! And our Memaw governor is at us again for that same freaking reason! She just upped our gas tax Again and is trying Again to push her toll bridge that we said Hell No to last time she tried pushing it. If I-10 going through S. Alabama gets a toll bridge guess what will happen? It's a major highway that goes across the whole southern area of the US.
Just in our area of 2 counties (that are on either side of where this new bay way bridge will go) there are tons of people who live in one county & work in the other. This toll bridge she wants to build will bring a lot of hardship to people here in this area. Not to mention how our food/product prices will surge Again. But she doesn't care she doesn't live down here, but up where she lives they built a nice new bridge and what do you know ... it's not being tolled.
A: Massive Money Laundering
A: Massive Handouts for a Freeloading Trash Society
Literally just seen a billboard from Democrats saying to thank the democrats for taking care of the roads
Sick fucks
I'm sick of supporting illegals with Medicaid and welfare. How the hell did we allow this to happen? I'd like to smack someone up side the head for this kind of shit. To me almost all taxes need to go away. Congress should be a part-time job and no benefits period.
Yes!! I say this constantly
It only paves a path from your wallet to theirs. Gotta have a nice, smooth road/bridge for that cash to cross.
I'm in NJ/
What do you think?
Why can't I just drive a jeep with a snorkel and a lift and opt out of all the taxes that pay for roads and bridges?
I have a Jeep with a snorkel, lift, and 38s. Let the roads go to hell, i don't need them.
See, a vehicle like that should be exempt from all the bridge and road taxes.
We could have diamond encrusted bridges by now!
c/ancaps know the roads and bridge construction companies can build the roads without taxes :)
In England they have even MORE taxes. Like a "congestion tax!"
WE ARE BEING TAXED INTO OUR OWN DESTRUCTION. Is that succinct enough?
Roads and bridges that are toll roads and toll bridges.
And "Fast Track" lanes are a fairly recent thing in Cali. They are literally kings' highways, reserving part of the existing public road for people who pay a subscription fee. Disgusting and brazen.
That’s a wonderful argument you’re making and all, but I’m not exactly sure if you’ve consider yet: roads and bridges. WHO WILL BUILD THEM!?!? ~ every liberal ever.
Yes. Just set up a jump ramp and let me take my chances.