tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post7496739011188919688..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: If Toll Roads Come Here, Kevin Soucie Will Say "Told You So"James Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-60512458822346334972007-05-22T10:02:00.000-05:002007-05-22T10:02:00.000-05:00While I don't agree with Soucie's position, I thin...While I don't agree with Soucie's position, I think it's less Machiavellian than you suggest.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-22384372442109336842007-05-22T09:37:00.000-05:002007-05-22T09:37:00.000-05:00Kevin Soucie is a lobbyist for the railroad indust...Kevin Soucie is a lobbyist for the railroad industry. Anything he can do to increase the cost of trucking in Wisconsin will benefit his client.MKETIDBITShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742115474799756740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-16805783291828764912007-05-21T06:42:00.000-05:002007-05-21T06:42:00.000-05:00I do not think we can. The highway funding was alw...I do not think we can. The highway funding was always linked to us not having tolls. Maybe the funding is so minimal it won't make a difference.<BR/><BR/>If we can I'd suggest a slightly different model that Ill. We let the cities do the tolling at the city limits. There are way too many expenses for a city like Milwaukee and Madison where the prime beneficiaries pay nothing towards it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078107935163255119noreply@blogger.com