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Harry Face
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Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject:
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GW,
Its time you ( move ) come back home to IL.
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89 Cavalier Z 24 convertible
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comtech64
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:54 am Post subject:
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I'm originally from Illinois now in Wisconsin. I do have the 'I-Pass' and
love it. Now even more since I will not have to pay the higher fees. You
don't have to be an Illinois resident to get one of these devices. |
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comtech64
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:54 am Post subject:
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I'm originally from Illinois now in Wisconsin. I do have the 'I-Pass' and
love it. Now even more since I will not have to pay the higher fees. You
don't have to be an Illinois resident to get one of these devices.
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SgtSilicon
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:05 am Post subject:
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Your original gripe is that tourists should have to pay for more of
their fair share of the roadway use, thus tolls should put on tourists
would have to pay. My point was, those roads are paid for by Uncle
Sam and the tourists, so if anyone should be bitching about who should
pay more for them, it shouldn't be the locals.
And, there is nothing wrong with exporting tourism, just don't make
the mistake of biting the hands that feed you. It can be bad for your
economy.
On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 03:23:41 GMT, Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com>
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| Quote: | I understand econ, and that our "export" is tourism, in and of the fact
that people from elsewhere pay to "be" here. I stated that tourists
should pump more money into my state with a toll road system. Local
politicians have that platform. But without regard to that, I am
curious about this Uncle Sam money you say we get, because I have not
seen or heard of it. Last I checked, we were a very poor state.
GW
(HNY, BTW)
SgtSilicon wrote:
Without exports, you don't get outside money flowing in. Without
outside money flowing in, you are limited to what a community can do
for each other locally, with what resources are at hand locally. In
Hawaii that would mean a lot of folks wearing grass clothing and
sucking on pineapples.
I'll say it again. If you take away the money Uncle Sam and tourists
pump into Hawaii, you have precious little left to buy cars with to
use on those roads. So think about that the next time you look at
what you own.
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tango
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Sun Jan 02, 2005 7:50 am Post subject:
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Geoff Welsh <geoffdubya@some.rr.com> wrote in
news:1JoBd.36855$nP1.5931@twister.socal.rr.com:
| Quote: | I understand econ, and that our "export" is tourism, in and of the
fact that people from elsewhere pay to "be" here. I stated that
tourists should pump more money into my state with a toll road
system. Local politicians have that platform. But without regard
to that, I am curious about this Uncle Sam money you say we get,
because I have not seen or heard of it. Last I checked, we were a
very poor state. GW
(HNY, BTW)
Are you totally blind or only partially blind? |
What does the word US Military mean to you grasshopper??
Tourism and the US Military are the backbone of the Hawaiian economy. |
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Rog
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Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject:
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So you're willing to waste much more time, gas(money) on traveling across
back roads, than paying an extra 50 cents per toll? That's brilliant
"Hairy" <hairy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:33g7r0F3v7mkjU1@individual.net...
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We often travel a couple of toll roads in Northern Ill. at vacation time.
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guess in the future, we will be taking a more scenic route.
H
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Ken Weitzel
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Sat Jan 15, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject:
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Rog wrote:
| Quote: | So you're willing to waste much more time, gas(money) on traveling across
back roads, than paying an extra 50 cents per toll? That's brilliant
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A matter of principle.
A better idea would be to avoid altogether those
states/areas that take advantage of unsupecting guests.
Here's an offer for you. Come on up and visit.
Spend your money for hotels, fuel, clothing, souvenirs,
repairs, all the things that visitors buy.
And be sure to remember - you're a visitor, a guest, so
you get special welcome attention. You pay double.
Ken |
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Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:35 am Post subject:
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You're absolutely right.
I hate those areas that advertise heavily for tourists,
then screw 'em to the wall when they do come.
On a recent trip, I paid;
Airport tax, auto rental tax, hotel tax,
a downtown restaurant/bar tax,
an entertainment tax on my show tickets,
and..... ?????
I WON'T GO THERE AGAIN !
How many times have you stopped
at a $50 motel, only to find that the beill
is closer to $60 after all the taxes are added in.
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:48:50 GMT, Ken Weitzel <kweitzel@shaw.ca>
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Rog wrote:
So you're willing to waste much more time, gas(money) on traveling across
back roads, than paying an extra 50 cents per toll? That's brilliant
A matter of principle.
A better idea would be to avoid altogether those
states/areas that take advantage of unsupecting guests.
Here's an offer for you. Come on up and visit.
Spend your money for hotels, fuel, clothing, souvenirs,
repairs, all the things that visitors buy.
And be sure to remember - you're a visitor, a guest, so
you get special welcome attention. You pay double.
Ken
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Hairy
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Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:53 am Post subject:
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"Rog" <anon@blog.com> wrote in message
news:st-dnUSEbLvS_nTcRVn-2w@comcast.com...
| Quote: | So you're willing to waste much more time, gas(money) on traveling across
back roads, than paying an extra 50 cents per toll? That's brilliant
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Thanks!
My wife hates interstate highways and I love them, so we usually compromise
by mixing it up a little. I'll just compromise a little more, for
principle's sake.
H
| Quote: | "Hairy" <hairy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:33g7r0F3v7mkjU1@individual.net...
We often travel a couple of toll roads in Northern Ill. at vacation
time.
I
guess in the future, we will be taking a more scenic route.
H
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