Danielle Ford 10/23/13
Mr. Bauer U.S History

Not Paying Tolls!

A couple in Dallas Texas had 236,000 dollars in unpaid tolls. The couple went through 14,358 tolls and did not pay one of them. The couple is in extremely high debt owing the state of Texas 236,000 dollars that had to be paid by Wednesday the 23rd of October. There couple did not pay the tolls because they couldn’t afford it but they were largely involved in travel so that why they went through so many toll booths. While reading this article it made me feel a little confused because I didn’t understand that if a couple has enough money to travel everywhere and go through all these toll booths, why didn’t they have the money to pay off the tolls. I didn’t understand why they would just push that off to the side not knowing that it will catch up with them and they will be in extreme debt. I think that the couple should have a deadline where they have to have all the money into the state because I don’t think it’s fair for them to be let off the hook. They shouldn’t be let off the hook because then people are going to have problems with it and its going to start a giant riot. I agree with the point the writer is trying to make because they are saying that the couple should have to pay for all the tolls that they are eligible for. In class we have learned about people’s rights and the rights about taxing. The states are eligible to have their tolls for people to pay so they can have