Fairweather Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Q: What's orange, has four wheels, and sleeps six? A: A Washington State DOT truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 is this thread about our nanny state? let's see: gov't sponsored day care? no. health care? no. welfare? no. food stamps? no. subsidized housing? no. nope. it's about what gov't is supposed to pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 it's about what gov't is supposed to pay for. private industry can pay quite well for roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhalteke Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Where's my goddamned light rail motherfuckers!?! If I come home and see that there is not a light rail to get my drunk ass at least to my own county, there are gonna be some serious fucking issues. I still pay taxes in Washington damnit!. I want my fucking light rail! Fuck the bridge. Those sissy office sittin pussies can swim for all I fucking care! I wanna drink with the only consequence being me taking a fatty home... on the fucking light rail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 it's about what gov't is supposed to pay for. private industry can pay quite well for roads lick sack, contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Where's my goddamned light rail motherfuckers!?! If I come home and see that there is not a light rail to get my drunk ass at least to my own county, there are gonna be some serious fucking issues. I still pay taxes in Washington damnit!. I want my fucking light rail! Fuck the bridge. Those sissy office sittin pussies can swim for all I fucking care! I wanna drink with the only consequence being me taking a fatty home... on the fucking light rail! the $7 tolls will wind up with the same result, trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 From Wikipedia: "The bridge was built as a four-lane toll bridge in 1963 to provide easy access from Seattle to Eastside communities such as Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond. It was the second bridge to cross Lake Washington, the first being the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, built in 1940 as part of U.S. Route 10, later part of Interstate 90, which at its construction was the largest floating structure ever built. Tolls were lifted from the Evergreen Point Bridge in 1979, and the wide area where tolls were collected is now used for bus stops." Anybody Seattlites here know what the toll was before it was removed in 1979? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 13 Baby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I thought the KKK guy was a hardcore bike commuter. This much whining must mean you anticipate pussying out on a lot of rainy days there, macho man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I don't think KK rides across the Evergreen Bridge. I think we are talking about a general notion that government should pay for everything he wants but he shouldn't pay unreasonable tolls or taxes. That and that he thinks he could do a better job of overseeing the budget than anybody who has operated it for the last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 13 Baby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 So its just whining for whining's sake. I dig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Found this . And according to an online inflation calculator: What cost $0.35 in 1979 would cost $1.10 in 2007. Guess our ROI on gov't projects is about 1/6th as good in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 That and that he thinks he could do a better job of overseeing the budget than anybody who has operated it for the last forever. fuck off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhalteke Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 My 6 year old cousin has more fiscal responsibility. He has a piggy bank and is waiting to buy a bike with the contents. Our state on the other hand, saves up money to buy a bike and then goes on a 3 year sugar binge. I would rather let my cousin decide where to allocate public funding in Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) State coffers would be about $250 million per year fuller if our governor and the state DNC weren't busy taking bribes from state Indian tribes. Edited July 23, 2008 by Fairweather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) State spending has increased 33% since our current Dem governor and her rubber-stamp super-majority state legislature took power a mere 3 1/2 years ago. Edited July 23, 2008 by Fairweather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 State spending has increased 33% since our current Dem governor and her rubber-stamp super-majority state legislature took power. yeah, and what do we have to show for it? but it's OK - she's got a "D" by her name. Cognitive Dissonance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhalteke Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Where's my motherfucking light rail. Say, you know what would be good for global warming? A fucking light rail. You know what would be good to relieve traffic congestion? A Fucking light rail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 13 Baby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I think KKK would be much happier living in Bakersfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 SO now you and your fiscally responsible buddy Fairweather want to suggest that the State budget might be only 3/4 of what it is or less if the Governor were not "irresponsible." That could be, but now you are suggesting that the bridge construction take even that much MORE of a percentage of the State's operating budget. There are a lot of issues surrounding the new 520 bridge, but just what exactly is your problem with the possibility that it will have a toll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 SO now you and your fiscally responsible buddy Fairweather want to suggest that the State budget might be only 3/4 of what it is or less if the Governor were not "irresponsible." That could be, but now you are suggesting that the bridge construction take even that much MORE of a percentage of the State's operating budget. There are a lot of issues surrounding the new 520 bridge, but just what exactly is your problem with the possibility that it will have a toll? $7 a round-trip. You know money is going down the shitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Whatever, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Whatever, dude. you saw my post above. $.35 in 1979 is $1.10 in today's dollars. Sounds like a reasonable toll. I disapprove of tolls in general, but $1 a day is not bad. But $7? And this state is about as irresponsible with money as they come, with a for-shit record on transportation projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No. 13 Baby Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I disapprove of tolls in general, but $1 a day is not bad. This pretty much disproves even the fair weather bike commuter posturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 *** You are ignoring this user *** Toggle the display of this post I see my little ankle biter is back. following me around, responding to my posts. get a life you worthless fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhalteke Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 SO now you and your fiscally responsible buddy Fairweather want to suggest that the State budget might be only 3/4 of what it is or less if the Governor were not "irresponsible." That could be, but now you are suggesting that the bridge construction take even that much MORE of a percentage of the State's operating budget. There are a lot of issues surrounding the new 520 bridge, but just what exactly is your problem with the possibility that it will have a toll? $7 a round-trip. You know money is going down the shitter. It sure did for my fucking light rail!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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