I just observed an online chat featuring a transportation reporter for our local paper, in which the conversation covered the upcoming replacement of a large bridge. When someone brought up the fact that our lawmakers are about $2B short in funding for the new bridge, this is what the reporter said:
"Key lawmakers are gradually training the public to accept the notion of tolls throughout the region."
"Training"? "Training"? Aren't my lawmakers to represent my views, not the other way around? I find the idea that my lawmakers are going to "train" me to "accept" anything so very offensive. Also, I specifically chose my current home a year ago in part to avoid the rumored tolls for the new bridge, so aren't my lawmakers really "training" me to refuse to play their games? How about you pay for that bridge with all the billions of dollars we already give you?
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