Category: Republicans Hate Poor People

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Many More Major Roads In The Suburbs DO Get Gas Tax Money

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation I Told You So Republicans Hate Poor People Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Same exercise as the last entry of this type. I couldn’t get the scale exactly right – this section of Round Rock / Pflugerville is…
driving suburban drivers love welfare suburban freeloaders
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Most Major Roads In Cities Don’t Get Any Gas Tax

Austin Driving in Austin Funding of Transportation Politics (Outside Austin) Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities
Background for future commentary on tolls vs. gas tax -- basically most major roads in Austin are paid for out of property and sales taxes,…
driving suburban drivers love welfare suburban freeloaders
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More on What We’re In For

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Tri-Rail
More cautionary tales from the land of Tri-Rail. Uh-oh.
Mike Krusee Red Line Tri-Rail
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Pedestrian problems on US 183

Austin Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin Walking in Austin (Pedestrian Issues)
183 sidewalk photo essay Prentiss appeared to have beat me to the punch on the photo-essay thing, but I have archives of this very blog…
TXDOT hates pedestrians walking
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Commuter rail photo essay

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
Prentiss has put together a brilliant photo essay showing where the stations for Capital Metro’s commuter rail starter line are going to be. I highly…
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My final pre-election note

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Transit in Austin
One last vitriolic spew for the voters
2004 election comments on other blogs dave dobbs Red Line
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If “not going far enough” was the only problem…

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
A handy "best of the bile" edition for the penultimate campaign day
2004 election Austin Chronicle Mike Krusee Red Line
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The Crappy Is The Enemy Of The Good

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
Retorting with "The perfect is the enemy of the good" only works if the plan you're promoting is "good".
2004 election comments on other blogs don't let my foot be the enemy of your ass don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good jeb boyt Red Line
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8 down, 19992 to go

Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
My wife and I voted (early) on Sunday. And this weekend, Jonathan Horak endorsed this blog’s position. Also, Chip Rosenthal declared his opposition and used…
2004 election
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Which possible outcome should scare you more?

Austin Don't Hurt Us Mr. Krusee, We'll Do Whatever You Want Personal Republicans Hate Poor People Republicans Hate Public Transportation Republicans Hate The Environment Texas Republicans Hate Cities Transit in Austin
Pro-commuter-rail guys try to scare you; I think they're scared of the wrong thing.
2004 election
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