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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright
It's interesting that someone would essentially argue that tolls, which are as old as the concept of roads themselves, are unconstitutional. The Romans were building legionary checkpoints on their roads 2500 years ago to collect fees from the passing traffic enjoying that service.
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I think people often forget that the service offered by roads is more than just the installation of asphalt. It's security measures and emergency responders on top of infrastructure improvements that give a road its real value.
When somebody drops their elderly parents off at a Chicago theater, they enjoy many services that go above and beyond the road itself that aren't payed for by state taxes - the departments of police, fire, public health, streets and san, among others.