Just Buy an EZ Pass and save your money next time!

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Watch out for bad information from your “expert” friends! That is what Jason Bourcier wishes that he would have done.  

Bad information tip #1: A friend told him that when the toll booths were unmanned after 11:30 p.m., you could use the road without paying on the Dulles Toll Road.
Bad information tip # 2: When working late one night, Jason asked a toll road attendant if the cameras were working when no attendants were on duty and the attendant said, NO.
Decision: Jason started going through the toll booths without paying
RESULT: Jason received a bill for $202,000 for violations beginning in 2009.

Questions:

1. Will Jason have to pay the entire $202,000?  Discuss

2. How old will Jason be when he finally pays off his tolls?

3. Can Jason take any of this off on his income taxes?

Source:

Jackman, T. (2013). Reston man runs up $202,000 bill driving through E-ZPass gates without paying. The Washington Post, Nov. 24 (Retrievable online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/local/wp/2013/11/25/reston-man-runs-up-202000-bill-driving-through-e-zpass-gates-without-paying/?hpid=z4)