This is all quoted from a Twitter link. It was written by a Steven Sanders in Texas and I think it puts a finger right on the basis for some of our basic political problems.
"Government gets blamed way too much for things that are just flowing down from citizens and voters. We have changed as a society. The actions of the collective have taken a backseat to the individual. Taxes versus tolls is just the tip of the iceberg. Our declining infrastructure and failing public education is symbolic of our failing culture and society - - we see everything through a fiscal lens and ignore the more important societal shifts. We no longer think in terms of the collective. From health care to highways we have become a nation with a very dangerous view of the world - - me first. What do I get out of it? How can I maximize my collective benefit with minimal input? We hate the idea of helping the needy in terms of health care and love the idea of paying a toll so we can get to work faster than our neighbors. We love our private schools and do nothing to help support and change our public systems. We love the military and our wars - - as long as my kid isn't involved and has no risk of coming home in a body bag."
"Tolling is the most visible example of we get the kind of government we want and deserve. It all is coming down to me and not us. Pooling resources for our collective benefit is becoming a distant memory."
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