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sbh says

See? Lizzie and you and "the assholes" (whoever that is) subverted the capitalist system and shamed (there's that evil, elitist "talking" bit again) McD into shitcanning Cap's favorite cholesterol hockeypucks.

My impression is that Lizzie Warden made the decision on her own.

She's the one up there in Washington who decides how you can invest, what you can eat, and so on.

I'm opposed to someone dictating how we live on principle.

She also has investments, you know. That disqualifies her from holding public office.

CaptainShuddup says

We have that in South Florida it's called the Express Lanes and you pay by a sun pass.

How much do they charge?

It's like .25 cents when the cars in the express lane are at the same clip as the creatin traffic. It starts going up from there, I've passed the entrance before where it was already up to $5.00, because the regular traffic was going 35mph to 45mph with frequent stop and go areas. Often by time I am at the half way point, the express lane will be backed up and gridlocked and the regular traffic doing 45mph seems like warp speed in comparison.

Often that's because there was a breakdown, flat tire or accident, that brings the whole thing to a stop.

I just laugh blow my horn and give them the finger as I pass them by.
Elitists really are stupid lot.

Because in most optimal conditions they and the regular lanes are all going 60 to 80mph and there will still be assholes paying that 25 cents to be there. It's only two lanes so I've seen regular traffic going faster because two assholes in the express lanes driving side by side at 55 to 60mph, while they have 40 cars behind tailgating each other.

CaptainShuddup says

It's like .25 cents when the cars in the express lane are at the same clip as the creatin traffic. It starts going up from there, I've passed the entrance before where it was already up to $5.00, because the regular traffic was going 35mph to 45mph with frequent stop and go areas.

Sounds reasonable if you are in a hurry that day. People here pay a premium for "green" vehicles just to use the HOV lanes driving solo.