f...to stop the sale of Amer ica's fr ee ways to the high es t bidder on Wall St reet, to stop to lls across Te xa s an d America, to pr ot ect ou r righ t to own prop er ty wi th ou t fear of gove rnment abuses, and to preserve ou r wa y of li fe an d our freed om to trav el. *A Ho rda ble free way sy stem tur ne d intoa co nfis ca tory toll tax sc he m e*Our poli tic ians have sh ift ed away from an affor da ble, ga s t ax funded free wa y sy st em to a s ys tem of pro lific an d oppressi ve toll taxation wi th out the PEOPLE'S consent. They're planning to to ll the living daylights out of commuters in or de r to grant pr ivate co rp orations mono po lies over our pu blic roads using contracts ca lled public private partnerships or PPPs. *Sw ee the art de alsa t taxp aye r exp ens e *These pri vate toll co ntr acts are swe eth ea rt de als tha t. .. 1) Charge com muters 75 cen ts PER MILE (averaging $13 /da y, $3,O OO/yr,o r like adding $1 7 to every ga llon of ga s you bu y! ) 2) Guarantee conges tio n on f re e route s by prohibitng or pe nalizing expansion of free road s as well as guaran te e the toll op er at or 12-19% annual profits 3) Lo we r the speed limi ts on surroundin g fr ee routes, to incen ti vi ze more cars to take the toll ro ad s 4) Ca sh-in on ta xp ay er-ba ck ed low intere st lo an s and HE AP S of oth er tax pa ye r mone y, lik e our ga s tax es (a HUG E DO UB LE TAX! ) Th es e fore ign tol l op era tors es se nti all y ha ve th e power to le vy tax es, ta ke aw ay yo ur abilit y to renew yo ur car' s re gi st ration if yo u fa il to pa y what th ey sa y y ou owe (often wit hout ha vi ng to pr ove wh at you ow e) , and to era se a ci ti zen's righ t to due pro ce ss for di sp utes ov er to ll vi ol ations an d fines. These contract s allo w a foreign co mpany to co nt rol ev er y mile you dr iv e on their road (which are rea lly OUR publi c roa ds ). Whe n th ese swee th eart de al s fa il , it 's th e ta xp ay ers on t he ho ok for th e de bt, not the se glob al co rp ora tio ns , ne ce ss ita tin g mo re taxp ay er ba ilo uts . Then th ere's talk of the scheme to char ge us for ev er y mile we drive ...th ey ma y as well tax us f or the ai r we breathe! P riva tize d tol l ro ad s are NO T fre e m ark et, the y're gov ernm ent - sanc tio ne d mono po lie s tha t co-ming le go ve rnmen t wi th pri va te co rpo ra- tions, which ma ny ca ll "corporatism." H ere a re 4th in g s e n e e d Y O U Rh e lp to S T O P: A re yo u w illin gt o pay $O .75/m ile1 That'sa n average o f$13/day or $3,OOO.OO/yr. That's lik e •••adding $ 17 t o EVERY gallono fga s yo u bu y!1) STOP the leg islature from re-au tho rizing the to ll co ntr acts that pri va tiz e our public roa ds in s wee theart deals that charge 75 cents PERMILE 2) E nd the prac tice of usi ng gas tax es to sub sid ize toll roads, it's a DOU BLE T AX 3) ST OP the raid ing of ou r ga s ta x for thi ng s th at ha ve no thi ng to do wi th roa ds 4) Re pe al any and all forms of the Tran s Tex as C orr id or fro m the tra ns po rta tio n co de f-- . • . • ~ Ter ri Hall - Found er • ••••• (2101275-0640 Tuan{l Jnir ing for Rtlf onn& Frndom te rri@texasTURE or9 ,'I'\.' Call lawm akers & sign -up for em ail alerts TO DA Y at www. Texas TURF.org
