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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
The NY state thruway was only suppose to have tolls for 20 years, to pay for its construction. When the 20 year anniversary finally came (a few years ago) the state decided they like our money too much, so they made the tolls permanant, and to show they were serious, they raised them a short time after.
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Well, the toll does help to, y'know, keep the road from completely falling apart. It's not a bad trade.
Out here in the west, the concept of a toll road is completely foreign to these people. It's strange.