dc_dobbz t1_j1za3k7 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Reply to comment by BitterStatus9 in Why do we not have tolls yet? Are voters this shortsighted? by WrathWise

I think you’re underestimating how much people associate RI government with corruption. At the moment, the state is not much worse than most states (and considerable better than some) but even within my own lifetime that wasn’t the case. RI was one of the biggest pay-to-play states in the whole country at least through the 90’s. “Plunderdome” helped root out a lot of it but once trust is lost on that level it takes a very, very long time to regain.

BitterStatus9 t1_j1zuza1 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 5:13 PM

Lived here since 1982, so yeah, I know you are right. But one way you earn trust is by fixing the roads. It's cute to nod knowingly and wink when someone mentions corruption, but that just reinforces the prior "oh well, can't do anything!" attitudes. (I'm not saying you have that attitude, but most people do around here.)