Valuy@lemmy.zip to You Should Know@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoYSK that the idea that drivers pay for roads is a myth, because funding sources also include property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes that people pay regardless of whether they drive or notblog.ucs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down116
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkYSK that the idea that drivers pay for roads is a myth, because funding sources also include property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes that people pay regardless of whether they drive or notblog.ucs.orgValuy@lemmy.zip to You Should Know@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareTheGoldenV@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 hours agoI think you’d be properly surprised at how expensive road maintenance is. Particularly when the local government has to abide by federal regulations.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoIndeed. When I last checked into it like 20+ years ago, an average road cost ~200 bucks per foot. Shit’s not cheap
I think you’d be properly surprised at how expensive road maintenance is. Particularly when the local government has to abide by federal regulations.
Indeed. When I last checked into it like 20+ years ago, an average road cost ~200 bucks per foot. Shit’s not cheap