• eskimofry@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The problem is that highway advocates don’t solve the problem of “who’s going to pay for all this?”. The reason infrastructure in America is in disrepair is that funding for highways is supposed to be gotten from tolls and road taxes. But since everywhere in America is a freeway… there’s no funding for repairs.

    Expecting the Government budget to cover maintenance of infrastructure is wishful thinking… unless you’re also willing to agree that the military is allocated too much money.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      funding for highways is supposed to be gotten from tolls and road taxes.

      Regressive taxation leads to overfunded main roads and underfunded side streets.

      Expecting the Government budget to cover maintenance of infrastructure is wishful thinking

      Roads are fundamental to the operation of any government. It isn’t simply that states need to maintain roads. It is that states need roads in order to exist.