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What’s the outcome of the historic T-SPLOST initiative — the penny sales tax referendum on transportation issues in metro Atlanta? Voters also decided on representatives for this fall’s legislative races.
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Travis McGee
July 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
“Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”
~ John Stuart Mill
Kris
July 31st, 2012
10:20 pm
@ Lib Hater..
What we need is toll bike paths….Let them pay for it.
Vince
July 31st, 2012
10:22 pm
…but don’t you see? TSPLOST was a regional initiative for a reason. It won’t help for a county to have express lanes, improved roads, etc if they stop at the county line. You actually give a rather compelling reason to have voted “Yes” for tsplost.
Centrist
July 31st, 2012
10:24 pm
To the TSPLOST supporters here – How do you feel about being lied to so often from the Untie Atlanta group citing polls that it would win?
Lib Hater
July 31st, 2012
10:25 pm
I find it funny that the State of Georgia’s available drinking water supply, which last time I checked is the most critical need for a population, is the number one issue threatening present and future growth yet we are all worked up about TSPLOST. Georgia’s transportation system is one of the best and best maintained in the Country. It is not perfect and can be improved, but will not be the reason the Region experiences a decline in the next ten years.
Lib Hater
July 31st, 2012
10:27 pm
Kris,
I totally agree. If you want something then pay a user fee for it. They need to put their money where their big entitled mouths are.
Vince
July 31st, 2012
10:29 pm
@Centrist…It has not even occurred to me that I was lied to by anyone. I only have deep disappointment in my hometown/state and its bleak future.
Lib Hater
July 31st, 2012
10:35 pm
Vince,
I like your spirit, but you were mislead on this one. I will stick with the other 75% who saw through the smoke and mirrors.
Lib Hater
July 31st, 2012
10:37 pm
Want to encourage more economic growth, do away with the income tax like all our surrounding states. We would all get a hell of a lot more out of that than what the TSPLOST lobby was promising.
no name
July 31st, 2012
10:54 pm
Thomas B @ 10:15 pm: I suggest moving to New York City. They have world-class transit systems and the sales tax in the NYC is only 8.875%, less than the 9.5% sales tax Atlanta would have had if the TSPLOT had passed.
We Won!
July 31st, 2012
10:55 pm
@Vince
I don’t give a darn how traffic is fixed. I don’t sit in it. Live closer to work.
I don’t care. I’m just glad the ceos and corporate stooges. Lost this one. Good job everyone!
Centrist
July 31st, 2012
10:59 pm
I guess the Inside the Perimeter (ITP) vote is finally being tallied. It takes more time when ballots have to be stuffed, and the slower dead vote counted.
Kris
July 31st, 2012
10:59 pm
Now on to the other problems this forum can solve.
Home foreclose. (where is the 97 million the Feds gave GA. Put it in its rightful pockts.
Most likely to get a ticket if Stopped and cavity search!! OUCH!
War on Women. Damn wrong Period.
EDUCATION..Gambling will not fix this problem.
Lack of ETHICS. Made progress need super tough penilities for violators…make it hurt bad.
Just a few…
How do we make this happen. ????? Just a few Ideas.
Class action lawsuit by the citizens involved in the affective areas against the state of GA.
(there is a lawyer amongst us). Or all the citizens of GA vs the GA government.
I like this one ” Vote all of those responsible OUT of office. and run Natie out on a rail)”.
Folk’s belly aching and bullying is not going to fix the problem.
Shame on the bullies we know who you are
We can figure this out..Were smarter than the politicians.