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To: tejek who wrote (86)	11/6/2002 5:33:05 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7936

Hi tejek I don't mind paying taxes as long as there is accountability. I fully understand that with the opening of the light rail project freeway congestion will NOT be alleviated. I also believe that only the people living along the light rail corridor will benefit from the project. What has happened in Washington state IMO is that not enough emphasis has been put on building new roads. Just like light rail, roads are a part of transportation solutions. Those needs have been virtually ignored since Gary Locke was elected Governor. Washington taxpayers just let him know that they aren't happy about that. Don't follow your thinking that corporations and government are even on the same playing field. I think I will let you pursue that discussion if you wish, assuming you take into consideration the difference between making choices about where your money is spent and having little say in the matter, as in the case of government. You sound like one of the architects of the Sound Transit project, and I didn't compare the two, but since you bring it up.... Coming across country in an old rickety covered wagon braving the elements, hostile inhabitants and deadly disease is a lot braver than building a light rail project as far as I'm concerned. A few of those relatives died in that crossing. Unlike the planners of mass transit, they went into the unknown with what they owned literally on their backs and a gun in their hand. It would be much easier to collect money and play with the drawing board in a cushy office than that. M edit- BTW: Why should I be afraid of the Monorail project. I first rode it at the '62 worlds fair, and do so every chance I get. It is wonderful.