Four toll lanes down the middle of a free-to-drive interstate highway ? wtf is this....

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12. I live in Orlando

Just moved here a few months ago.

All the major highways seem to be tolled here. It's impossible to go anywhere on a highway without paying tolls. It does suck, but on the other hand, I have to say that the freeways here seem to be in much better shape and less congested than those where I moved from (PA; not a city where the major freeways were toll roads).

Edited to say: On the other hand, Florida has no state income tax. At our current income level, this is a *substantial* income boost for us compared to PA. My guess is that the money has to come from somewhere. If citizens aren't taxed at the state level, then they are tolled when they drive on highways (and from other things too, I imagine, that I don't know about yet). Of the two, I actually prefer the tolls. They cost me a LOT less than the income tax would, and I can avoid them if I want to by taking other routes.