Friday, October 24, 2014

The Especially Golden State Bridge

Believe it or don't believe it, the truth is that the Golden Gate Bridge District is considering taxing (or tolling) people who walk or bicycle across the bridge. This is not an attempt to pay for the bridge, which was paid for decades ago. The purpose of this fee is to keep the riff-raff, the poor people with grimy children, off the bridge and out of sight. The tourists who fly into SF and walk the bridge want to enjoy the views of the bay and the ocean, the City and Marin County. These wealthy visitors are graduates of our finest private colleges and universities, trained to appreciate aesthetic experiences.  Nothing spoils a wonderful encounter with wind and sea more than being jostled by a ten-year-old in run-down sneakers, who is skipping along on the metropolitan pavement for free. 

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