Friday, June 10, 2005
The Inevitability of BART
MercuryNews.com | 06/09/2005 | Gonzales backs added transit tax:
Listening to these pinheads reminds me of Smith -- Agent Smith, in The Matrix. When holding Neo down on the subway tracks he says into Neo's ear, "Do you hear that sound, Mr. Anderson? It's the sound of inevitability. It's the sound of your death."
Neo was unwilling to accept the assumptions inundating his senses from a world built on lies. The only way those lies were believable was to build more lies on top of more lies. He was able to overcome them by simply questioning them and their source. Listen to the words used by these board members. "In order for us to operate BART long term... a sales tax is necessary."
Operate BART? Who said we have to push ahead to build a BART extension? With What money? And WE are going to operate it WHEN it is built? There is another assumption being inserted that is more subtle. These people want you to believe that if BART is not funded, that nothing else will get built either, as though funding for road and other transit projects is intimately tied to funding for BART.
First of all, there is no agreement on the feasability or the necessity of building BART. And there certainly is no agreement that the funds voted for in 2000 were only to be used for BART. Secondly, Gonzales admits in this article that we can't afford to build it. Why, then, do these idiots keep pushing for it? If they would just let it go, there would suddenly be much more flexibility for planning many more projects that have a far greater chance of making a real difference for transportation in Santa Clara County.
These people are trying to make you believe that there is no alternative to building BART and that since it WILL be built, you'd better vote to fork over more money right now. And they are doing you a favor by giving you the opportunity to vote "Yes" on it.
I hear a sound. It is a resounding NO! And it it is the sound of BART's inevitable death.
"It's not just BART that's at stake here," Livengood said. "There's a number of other projects and roadways that we need to get completed. We as a VTA board owe it to the voters to give them the chance to vote on a quarter-cent sales tax, and they'll make the decision whether it passes or not."
Santa Clara representative Jamie Matthews agreed.
"It's a good idea. We have a mature, educated and informed constituency, and when presented with the facts they vote time and time again to fill the gap and to complete our transportation systems," Matthews said. "In order for us to operate BART long term it appears the data indicates a sales tax is necessary."
Listening to these pinheads reminds me of Smith -- Agent Smith, in The Matrix. When holding Neo down on the subway tracks he says into Neo's ear, "Do you hear that sound, Mr. Anderson? It's the sound of inevitability. It's the sound of your death."
Neo was unwilling to accept the assumptions inundating his senses from a world built on lies. The only way those lies were believable was to build more lies on top of more lies. He was able to overcome them by simply questioning them and their source. Listen to the words used by these board members. "In order for us to operate BART long term... a sales tax is necessary."
Operate BART? Who said we have to push ahead to build a BART extension? With What money? And WE are going to operate it WHEN it is built? There is another assumption being inserted that is more subtle. These people want you to believe that if BART is not funded, that nothing else will get built either, as though funding for road and other transit projects is intimately tied to funding for BART.
First of all, there is no agreement on the feasability or the necessity of building BART. And there certainly is no agreement that the funds voted for in 2000 were only to be used for BART. Secondly, Gonzales admits in this article that we can't afford to build it. Why, then, do these idiots keep pushing for it? If they would just let it go, there would suddenly be much more flexibility for planning many more projects that have a far greater chance of making a real difference for transportation in Santa Clara County.
These people are trying to make you believe that there is no alternative to building BART and that since it WILL be built, you'd better vote to fork over more money right now. And they are doing you a favor by giving you the opportunity to vote "Yes" on it.
I hear a sound. It is a resounding NO! And it it is the sound of BART's inevitable death.
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