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Re: Some Concerned About Privacy Implications of E-ZPass System

Garrett Wollman (wollman@lcs.mit.edu)
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:48:44 +0000 (UTC)

In article <telecom24.131.17@telecom-digest.org>,
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Massachusetts doesn't give a discount for FastLane,

Actually, the Turnpike does. The resident discounts on the harbor
tunnels now require Fast Lane (and have since it was introduced,
IIRC), and the two toll barriers on the Extension give a 25-cent
discount for Fast Lane customers.

> but last year they instituted a tax deduction if you use it enough to
> be considered a commuter (I think $150 or $250).

I believe it's actually written such that you don't have to use Fast
Lane, but you're unlikely to have saved all those receipts in any
other form.

-GAWollman

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