Trust

Trust is earned, not bought.

This appears beyond the understanding of Georgia's Governor who on the eave of the TSPLOST vote has announced a "date certain" for eliminating the Georgia 400 tolls. Naturally this "date certain" is so far in the future that the good Guv might easily backslide on this commitment just as he has in the past.

His campaign platform included a pledge to hold down taxes and eliminate the Ga 400 toll which had been reinstated during the run-up to the election. Had he sincerely wished to earn our trust he would have abolished the 400 tolls in his first week in office, allocating other funds to retire the bonds. Instead he now uses this political side show to mask his support for another new tax, a regressive tax, after coming under fire for failing on his "no taxes" pre-election commitment.  Based on what we've seen from this administration the voters in Georgia passed up the opportunity for  trustworthy, credible governance when we took a pass on Karen Handel.

And let's be very clear. If you take Ga 400 downtown you had better have some change in your pocket, because the toll is still in effect. And based on this politician's ability to hew true to his own promises the smart money says it will be in effect forever.