Comments on: Tolls on Dumbarton, San Mateo, Five Other Bay Area Bridges to Increase in January https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/ A look inside San Jose politics and culture Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 By: not him https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1721660 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 17:23:14 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1721660 no, this is regressive taxation, it’s punishment for being poor and with few alternatives to crossing the bridge. The rich don’t care about tolls, for many obvious reason, yet the people progressive paradise by the bay keeps giving welfare to the rich.

And your bouquet of nonsensical word salad rationalizations will NEVER correct itself.

It is my guiltiest pleasure to watch you destroy yourself as everything collapses around you and laugh at your arguments on how right you are.

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By: maguro_01 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1721531 Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:57:08 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1721531 Most complaints here reflect the fact that California is still the most populous state, 39,538,223 last census day. It’s GDP was $3.2 trillion in 2020, with Texas $1.8 trillion, New York next, and down through the other states. California’s per capita GDP was $81,000, Texas $63,000, New York $91,000. In 2020, Washington and Massachusetts had slightly higher GDP per capita than California. Texas is growing faster than California, but is running into limits from poor investments for electricity, flood control, etc. Business isn’t taking Texas’ dangerously eccentric government seriously yet but it will. It can only get worse until the 2030 census after which even computer-aided gerrymandering won’t work any more for them from lack of enough White voters.

California’s debt is not that bad as a percentage of state GDP. Clearly a sharp pencil is required to watch its growth. Water for so many people, especially for wasteful Los Angeles in a natural semi-desert, will make agriculture increasingly expensive and difficult. Drought and fires put California under siege. AI/robots are coming that will put many US workers in the street. The profits from a robot accrue to its owner, Capital, with little Labor in sight. They may also make tech workers phenomenally productive and clever.

California’s climate and a generally tolerant public have led to a high homeless population, many of whom were actually sent here from their home states. Some are decent enough but cannot find employment especially with no address and only brought hope, others are seriously mentally ill with other states using us as an asylum. As usual we can’t send a bill because California, other Blue states, and Texas subsidize most Red States through Washington as it is.

IMO, California should be sharpening up education and assimilation where possible and encouraging entrepreneurialism and inventiveness where possible. Things like incorporation and other fees are absurdly high. Many smaller California businesses sensibly incorporate elsewhere. Silicon Valley needs to be spread out as costs have become nonsensical. Manufacturing is possible in Central California. The length of the process to plan and study constructing anything can lead to 15 years before groundbreaking and actual construction which takes forever. Too much money from around the world for fast return has been in the Valley for years and has resulted in simple greed being at the root of some problems.

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By: CA Patriot https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1721072 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 16:48:50 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1721072 VPERTIN – You are speaking to a lot of people in CA – think before you Vote and talk to your Elected Leadership to limit handouts and sanctuary and maybe some will listen.

CA Leads the Nation in Poverty, Welfare Recipients & Homelessness… All of which increased significantly under One-Party Leadership (more like lack-of-leadership).

CA where nearly 1 out of 5 residents is poor.
CA with a Poverty Rate of 19% – roughly 8 million residents live in poverty… another 8 million are barely above poverty level.
CA where 1 in 3 of the nation’s Welfare recipients call home.
CA spends far more on Welfare than any other state – at $103 billion a year, more than #2 New York and #3 Texas combined.
CA with a Homeless Population over 132,000 or 21% of US Nationwide,
CA Leads in Highest Homeless Population.

CA with more Illegal Aliens than any other state – at a high cost, estimated at over $30 billion in welfare programs. Nearly 33% of all of CA’s Welfare Spending.

CA ranked 47th in median annual household income.
DEM policies of over-regulation have “..driven out manufacturing & production (jobs), replaced with high tech and service jobs, and established a part time economy, with a Massive Welfare System.”

CA ranked 5th worst in the nation based on most ‘fiscally solvent’ states.
The budget surplus and FED $$ handouts doesn’t come near to covering the Pension Liabilities and deficits that CA Politicians promise to it’s Bloated Bureaucracy to get re-elected and remain in office.

CA dependent on the fortunes of a handful of super wealthy patrons and the stock market.
“Just 1% of Income Taxpayers, about 150,000 families in a state of 40 million people, account for nearly 50% of Income Taxes”

Is it a wonder Elon Musk said “Bye, Bye” to high taxes and overregulation and moved Tesla HQ & new manufacturing to Texas?

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By: vpertin https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720952 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:02:20 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720952 If you can’t afford to live here, move.

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By: YYY https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720943 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 18:07:09 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720943 Are there any editors an SamJoseInside?

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By: Spiff Spacer https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720829 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:50:37 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720829 ]]> Texas here I come for your steal of deal gas at $3 a gallon. Can mo longer afford to pay for the privilege of living in California. I don’t understand with all the triple taxing we experience how the roads can still be so bad and the homelessness out of control. Follow the money! ?‍☠️

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By: Hernan https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720757 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:57:45 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720757 The bridge toll penalizes only the drivers crossing bridges to fund entire Bay Area transportation projects. Not fair and not right. I rather drive around the bay and waste the gas money.

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By: Siracha https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720700 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:46:01 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720700 FYI you made an incredibly obvious and “dunb” mistake in the headline

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By: not him https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720697 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:45:21 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720697 regressive tax

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By: rod johnson https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/tolls-on-dunbarton-san-mateo-five-other-bay-area-bridges-to-increase-in-january/#comment-1720661 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:21:26 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201190910#comment-1720661 0/35
Fraction of those projects that will be completed on time or on budget.

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