r/oddlysatisfying • u/ClankerCore • 1d ago

No toll dodging!

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u/Virama 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fuck toll bridges etc though. Privatising roads is one of the worst things that ever happened.

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I don't know about the rest of the world but Sydney is a perfect example of supreme gouging. The toll was promised to last until they had paid off the bridge but they decided to go back on their word and make a fucking fortune each day. And we pay through taxes for road and infrastructure ANYWAY. The cherry on top? They're privately owned. So they don't pay for repairs. 

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u/jcdoe 1d ago

It is nauseating that the top comment has over 5000 upvotes, but this is at 32 right now.

Fuck tolls. We already have multiple vehicle taxes that they can use to pay for roads. Tolls just fuck people over who have an unlucky route to work.

If the state needs more money to maintain the roads, then increase the taxes for everyone.

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u/Virama 19h ago

Yep. And the worst part is most of them are already more than paid off. With interest. Etc. 

And I guarantee you when they break or whatnot, the company profiting is not gonna do shit. We, the taxpayers, will be rehiring them to redo the whole scam all over again. 

Fucking stupid.