Big Time Transit Hike

Looks like I'm not the only one with questions about the wisdom of raising a big tax for transit in the middle of a bad economy. A few people in the Tribune's letters to the editor have said the same thing. This is the line that really gets to the heart of the issue:

"Advocates for a new transportation plan are thinking decades into the future. But they are looking to raise taxes on people who are worrying about paying their bills next month."

Thirty years is a long time to push some of the local sales taxes nearly as high as 10%. The question you have to ask is: How does that impact the short term economy and how does it impact us long term?