Another road to nowhere?
By Norman Leahy | Monday, February 20th, 2012 | Podcasts, Policy, Politics, VirginiaJim Bacon, publisher of one of Virginia’s preeminent policy blogs, Bacon’s Rebellion, walks us through the tall weeds surrounding the Governor’s transportation package. What’s survived? What’s failed? And what about the taxes? We spend some time talking about the proposal to shift sales tax revenue to transportation, an idea that runs counter to the concept of a user fee and instead creates a greater reliance upon wealth transfers.
So how do we pay for roads? We talk about some of those alternatives, too. Plus, why some of the big problems confronting transportation — the lack of prioritization and a focus on return on investment– remain unaddressed.
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The Score: Jim Bacon, Bob Holsworth, Sen. Mark Obenshain, Jim Hoeft [ 45:50 ] Play in Popup | DownloadTags:
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Norm Leahy has written about Virginia and national politics online since 2002, beginning with One Man's Trash (OMT), and continuing through Bacon's Rebellion (both the blog and the e-zine), Sic Semper Tyrannis, NBC12's Decision Virginia, Richmond.com and Tertium Quids. He is the chief blogger at "The Score" and a producer of "The Score" radio show as well as being a Washington Post contributor.
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