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Originally Posted by jimbob1603
"...What was the idea behind the original concept of the state subsidizing the cost of the transponders to the masses? I'd love to chat with the state's marketing firm behind this idea! Supply & demand rules still apply in 2005!
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Weren't these bought a
long time ago by the state? I read elsewhere that it was a battery-life question.
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Originally Posted by jimbob1603
Isn't one of the many benefits of this system to grossly reduce the number of toll-collectors on the payroll? I'm sure the unions are not happy with the new technology, but life progresses. Just how many (or how few) permanent/full-time & part-time jobs were eliminated by this system?
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Most states' employees are "Civil-Service Employees", which means...the State would have to pay them to work a different job
with the State. (Say, issuing swim raft decals
).