Yup, they are taking your money, raised from the Gas Tax, which is where the $170 million was being transferred from... putting it to build a TOLL ROAD so that you can be double dipped on.

http://www.notollson540.org is the way to go. Pressure the NC Legislature to not push this through. The 21st Century Transportation Commission is some stupid official name to Governor Easley's croonies to make it "seem" like some other group is in support of their toll plans. Don't let an outgoing administration make this mistake for NC. Visit our "What Can I Do" page, ALL emails for NC Representatives and Senators are listed. Write them, tell them NO TOLLS!! http://www.notollson540.org

Sssshh... stop telling the truth Leonardo!

We need more posts about how the trust fun raiding is going right to the pockets of corrupt democrats, not the truth -- Republican Jim Graham took the "personal repsonsibility" to set aside funds to build roads and zero dollars to maintain them.

mep: "I seriously doubt our state govt can afford to have the $172 million annual transfer from the Highway Trust Fund to the General Fund stopped. They count on that money to fund everything from annual pig migrations to holiday travel for state employees. Hummm... same thing. Anyhow... I doubt it will happen. Instead they will raise taxes AND toll us to death."

The article is misleading. The transfer is occurring from the Highway Trust Fund to the General ROAD MAINTENANCE Fund, not the General State Budget Fund. Both the road maintenance and highway trust funds get all their money from gas taxes (two separate gas taxes for two separate road funds). However, the cost of maintaining roads has gone up, so money is being taken from the 'new highways' portion of the gas tax and being put into the 'fixing existing roads' fund. You have a choice...1) bad roads, 2) fewer highways, or 3) higher gas taxes. Anyone who says otherwise is lying.

I seriously doubt our state govt can afford to have the $172 million annual transfer from the Highway Trust Fund to the General Fund stopped. They count on that money to fund everything from annual pig migrations to holiday travel for state employees. Hummm... same thing. Anyhow... I doubt it will happen. Instead they will raise taxes AND toll us to death.

I vote for the TOLLS. I dont have to drive my hoggin SUV over with all the Dot.coms to RTP so it does not effect my pocket but all the rich folks that dont care that gas is high can fork out a dollar or two to drive over to their computer world....