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Friday, December 15, 2006 Bacon's Rebellion: The House Desperately Needs to Re-Frame the Debate Jim Bacon over at Bacon's Rebellion shows how: Conservative, low-tax Republicans can't out-spend Democrats and the 'pragmatic' wing of the Republican Party. They will lose that debate every time. They have to re-cast the debate. The issue isn't how much money to spend, it's how the money is spent. The issue is creating a funding system in which people pay for transportation in direct proportion to which they use it. The issue is adapting a 1930s-vintage transportation system and a 1950s-era land use system for the 21st century. Unless the House can change the meta-narrative, it will lose the debate -- if not in 2007 General Assembly session, then in the 2007 electoral campaign. Bingo. posted by Shaun Kenney \| 12/15/2006 11:22:00 AM \| 1 comments 1 Comments: At 5:29 PM, Doogman said... So, larger, heavier vehicles that cause more wear on the roads will pay more? Sounds fine to me! Trucking companies will pay more too - so maybe businesses will think about doing business locally instead with CorpXYZ in Nowheresville,TX? Great! Might not be a bad idea to think in terms of carbon expended per mile - sure would have to rethink the whole overseas shipping paradigm... which would be FINE. Having things made in China and shipped halfway across the planet is just insane, IMHO. Post a Comment Home
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