Monday, February 23, 2009

Pass on the Maryland EZ Pass

Martin O'Malley, the spend-happy governor of Maryland, is always on the prowl to generate more revenue, so that he can spend more money, so that he can get our state moving forward again. It must be such a tough job, you know, trying to figure out how to spend more money. What isn't tough is O'Malley trying figuring out how to collect more money.

O'Malley's administration recently announced that it was restructuring the costs of the EZ Pass transponders. Currently the transponders can be acquired for $25, of which $15 is available as a prepaid amount for tolls. The remaining $10 becomes available once you register your transponder and set up an account with a credit card.

The NEW plan, as celebrated by the euphoric spend-happy libs, will cost users $21 for the privilege. Users will then be charged a buck-50 per month for all of eternity (or until they raise it again next month). Money-money-money!!! How great is this?!!!

Ah, but unfortunately for Mr. Irish Cheeky Smile O'Malley, Marylanders, for the most part, are smart. Here's how you can beat the system. The EZ Pass is used all up and down the east coast. Which means that the same EZ Pass has to be used in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, PA, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and all the other happy liberal states. So, why buy it in Maryland? You can bu it in Delaware for $21 upfront and no monthly fees. Or you can go to Pennsylvania and pay $3 per year.

So, the next time your rolling through Delaware or heading to Hershey Park, pick up your new EZ Pass transponder. Then mail your old one back to Mr. I'm Not Hillary's Vice President and deny him the revenue. That was easy!

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