The Fort Worth Telegram hits the nail on the head with it's article today called "State needs lessons in arithmetic". It's the unbelievably real story about how the state of Texas spent 30.8 cents on postage to mail Don Ferguson a bill for 25 cents for driving on a toll road.
This toll road, SH 121 in Dallas, is the first Texas freeway, 100% funded with our tax dollars, to be shifted to a toll road. It has no toll booths, as it takes a picture of your plate and sends you a bill, if you don't have a TxTag. The article states:
"The 72-year-old military retiree was befuddled last week when an invoice for 25 cents arrived from the Texas Department of Transportation, which began charging tolls Dec. 1 on Texas 121 in Denton County. The charge won't cover the 30.8 cents metered postage the state paid to send him the bill.
"I thought about taping three dimes to the invoice and asking them to send me change," said Ferguson, who drove on the road -- which has no toll booths -- while visiting a son Dec. 2 in Frisco. "But I've decided I'm going to send them a $1 check, so my account will have a credit of 75 cents."
Drivers with no TollTag have their license plates photographed, and a bill is mailed to them. For some reason, the automated system didn't charge Ferguson a customary $1 handling fee to cover postage. Agency officials are trying to figure out why.
"I got a bill for 25 cents, too," department spokesman Mark Ball said, adding that at least four other drivers have complained."
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