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Let it Rip

Title: Let it Rip

Published: Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Description: Some Massachusetts lawmakers are looking for alternatives to a toll increase to pay off Big Dig debt and are now considering an increase in the state gas tax. Watch our Let it Rip for more on this.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=7906864

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" I'm literate on this Thursday morning the story that -- sort of broke yesterday but now gaining more momentum the possibility of a gas tax increase coming. The bay state motorist house speaker Sal the basic message being favor of this so. At least two a couple of things what does that mean for the tolls they said that this made his wipe out any need for -- and they can take over the take them out altogether which I don't see happening. Also does it mean that there's kind of a power struggle to get a Beacon Hill between the speaker of the house who favors the death tax and the governor. Who of course of the one who proposed to toll increases in room inside. 128 on the bike and then eliminating those holes on the western part of the Stater or west of -- so weird to solve going to. Nobody knows but the bottom line is we're going to get hit somewhere. And that is the fact."

" To the power struggle part of its senate president has an opinion column and a globe today is standard. She doesn't like the mall's planned. She's talking about may be -- the MBTA mass highway in the turnpike authority and then having regional agencies. Are. Privatizing the turnpike so you've got three different heads Cohen. Out of here right now often Beacon Hill and as you said you know one thing we know whichever one prevails."

" We're running yet so you brace yourself. And here's another example of how they cannot work together every one of -- has to come out -- their own idea as opposed to baby. Trying to work together or modified in these ideas so that we. We don't get hit quite so hard that doesn't look like that's the case."

" I choose to take the other rosy view of this since they may be there just maybe this is just opening the door to a compromise so maybe they'll be. Some -- increase on the polls but not as much as the governor is asking for and two. Now compromise sell. Increase the gas tax a little bit maybe not nine cents a gallon but maybe five cents a gallon. Some -- they'll meet somewhere in the narrow."

" I get both Canada. -- in this building up here and read and want to solitary. I -- register exactly. What the people inside that building that I realized and bad news is what our resolve those. This is a zero sum game you either get toll increases or you get the gas tax if we get any combination of the problem. World going to be ticked and then maybe just maybe we'll do something about it but detect their start in the game at hand that. While the tolls are going to go up in the short in the short run is the -- and we're going to have degrees -- that if we get -- problem no way."

" I don't think that's I honestly I hardly ever take. The pike and when I come -- from the air reported always burns me to pay the reef that you just to get out of the airport after. And wait for my luggage and been delayed not that. So but still if we all have this massive debt that we all need to shoulder it's not fair to have people who just happened to live on the north shore to. The pace so much money just to get in the city what I choose live on the South Shore so I don't --"

" Money they get what if you live in western Massachusetts and you don't use any of those roads at all why is someone from -- not plan out of here green's first of."

" The end nights sometimes some good and it just depends on who has the better deal that -- you know what I ever say to that kind of that you just made and I've said this to you support which -- to like -- the town. And maybe you don't have kids BB. Q you were in -- blanket. He's still say the tax is there to keep the schools that because your community's strong and a good place to live. Keep your property values of folks on the western part of the state while they don't want to necessarily pay for this and they don't use this this is part of the whole state. It keeps the state."

" So I would say you know authority paid enough and that is what. It was something out there that happened that I never any news and I'm gonna pay. It through my taxes and -- on the American scene of -- patriotic -- well yeah -- think more about about this. On increases and let's pretend that question one that starts tonight -- about -- part time legislature. Cut cut cut some of that -- I was the first thing we're going to do is we're going to cut. We're going to raise taxes are told by defeat of your hands on and it's going to look what I think cots and stuff what they eliminate jobs when all these people that while the huge gaps. Lay out some of those people and small make government a little bit smaller but they're doing some -- QQQ. The sort of genius in wonderland tomorrow. One angry man and everyone's role of the way his role if."

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