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<text id=90TT0672>
<title>
Mar. 19, 1990: American Notes:Transportation
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Mar. 19, 1990 The Right To Die
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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NATION, Page 25
American Notes
TRANSPORTATION
Passing the Buck--Again
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<p> Caught between his campaign promise not to raise taxes and
a general aversion to political risk, George Bush unveiled his
"transportation strategy" last week. The glossy 129-page
document is long range and comprehensive, but it may not help
many Americans get to work faster. Like the education strategy
announced earlier this year, the transportation plan indicates
that Bush is more adept at identifying the nation's problems
than at solving them.
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<p> Drafted by Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner, the
blueprint for repairing America's crumbling roads and easing
airport congestion is almost silent on how to pay for what it
recommends. Where it is specific, the plan proposes new or
additional "user fees" and surcharges for air travelers and new
authority for states to turn federally financed highways into
toll roads. Translation: Bush wants to improve Americans'
mobility, but he would prefer that local politicians raise the
funds needed to break the transportation gridlock.
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