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2014-01-20 -Land of the Free

Mass. toll booths shutting down, union workers get $58k raise.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-20 06:05|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Hey all that money can be used to pay for Sex change ops for prisoners!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-01-20 07:55|| 2014-01-20 07:55|| Front Page Top

#2 There is a strong conservative/libertarian argument to made in favor of toll roads. But I hate them.

To me it represents a complete failure of government to perform its most basic tasks. If they can't even keep up with making enough roads and maintaining then how the hell do they expect to get anything else right?

It also goes against my strong preference of living in a wealthy country. Poor countries have no choice but to nickel and dime you to death. In wealthy countries there simply isn't any need to bother with such things. America is becoming poorer (thank you boomers, liberals, illegals and other useful idiots) and I resent having my nose constantly rubbed in it.

Posted by Iblis 2014-01-20 10:56|| 2014-01-20 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Two questions:

1. Will they receive priority when applying for other state jobs ?

2. Does the extra money factor into their retirement calculations?

Posted by Pappy 2014-01-20 12:54|| 2014-01-20 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Better pay them the $24M otherwise we would have to spend years training the next generations of toll takers on the best way to take drivers' money and give them a receipt.

Posted by gorb 2014-01-20 15:17|| 2014-01-20 15:17|| Front Page Top

#5 figuring out change - even when the machine figures it for you is math...

Math is hard!

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-01-20 16:43|| 2014-01-20 16:43|| Front Page Top

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