Politics Trumps Reducing Traffic Congestion
The Atlanta Transportation Tax: Too Much for Too Little June 5, 2012 By Wendell Cox “The measure is highly tilted towards transit spending. Sadly, this would do virtually nothing to reduce Atlanta’s traffic or its travel times.” “…less than five percent of work trip travel is by transit, the tax measure devotes more than 50
Deal’s support for T-SPLOST gets a “Flip-Flop” from PolitiFact
From AJC, Friday, June 8, 2012 “The Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform has become a major player in Republican Party politics with its Taxpayer Protection Pledge. More than half the members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed the pledge. Nearly half the U.S. Senate has signed it. Nearly all the signers are Republicans.
What Is Really Behind T-SPLOST?
Remember the Washington Times article about Environmental Justice? It was Part One of a series uncovering a movement to restrict your movement. If you didn’t get a chance to read it go here: http://www.traffictruth.net/index.php/2012/06/what-is-really-behind-t-splost-part-one/ Little did we know our own Fulton County Commission Chairman, John Eaves, pushed through an Environmental Justice resolution right here in
THE WRONG TAX AT THE WRONG TIME CHASING THE WRONG SOLUTION
STATE T-SPLOST IT’S THE WRONG TAX AT THE WRONG TIME CHASING THE WRONG SOLUTION THE WRONG TAX It is the wrong tax for several reasons. It is increasing most communities’ sales tax from 7% to 8%. Atlanta could go to 9%. When you couple this with a state income tax of 6% the
3 Hall County Lawmakers Say Transportation Tax is Necessary
First appeared in the Gainesville Times, on April 26, 2012 State Sen. Butch Miller, Rep. Carl Rogers, and Rep. Emory Dunahoo Jr. have gone on record in support of the new sales tax. Miller said he has “gone on record repeatedly for being in favor of” the tax, which would raise Hall County’s sales tax
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 5
This 5 part series will help you understand the Transportation Investment Act and T-SPLOST. Part 5 of 5
Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 4
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Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 3
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Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 2
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Video: Educate Yourself on T-SPLOST, Part 1
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