Highly regarded transportation expert Robert Poole of Reason Foundation recounted the findings of this startling study in congressional testimony this summer.

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Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation agrees, and adds that he underestimated two other tollway hurdles: The public feels it's already paid for roads with gas taxes and often resents the idea of the rich getting a faster ride.

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Longtime aviation expert Robert W. Poole Jr.

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