Re: Prspector News Release

["Ben Staples" <BenKim@bigpond.com>]

It would be alot easier to force trucks to pay mass-distance charges. Isn't
the government going all out for the user pay system. Rail already has to
pay, so it shouldn't be hard to convince the politicians that so must road.

Ben Staples


Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
>The best solution of all is to treat rail exactly like road, and charge an
>annual registration fee for locomotives, based on HP / weight.
>This would enable track access charges to be completely eliminated, and to
a
>large extent track access authorities could also be virtually eliminated ,
>since their main reason for existance is to act as tax collectors for their
>respective state governments.
>If we can get rid of state track access authorities , then we also get rid
of
>state specific rules & regulations .
>Unfortunately the concept of the national good doesnt seem to apply to
rail.
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>cheers
>MD
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