That's a lot of crumbling bridges and roads that could be fixed.
I fail to see why the federal government should be collecting any gas tax. With the Interstate Highway System completed, roads should be a state responsibility.
I was thinking; that’s about 7 miles of interstate or about 2 bridges.
Remember that if you get federal dollars you get prevailing wage laws.
You also get union labor (most likely) so you get a padded payroll with lots of high priced standing around or sitting in a truck waiting.
“That’s a lot of crumbling bridges and roads that could be fixed.
I fail to see why the federal government should be collecting any gas tax. With the Interstate Highway System completed, roads should be a state responsibility.”
I wonder sometimes if they are intentionally letting some roads crumble- try to get people so fed up that they are essentially forced into mass transit.
The fed.gov uses these to coerce state governments to do what the feds want.
How many times have you heard: "The Federal government today threatened to withhold highway funds if (insert state name here) fails to pass the (such and such) bill..."?
There are a number of reasons why the feds continue the practice. They skim off of the top to create more federal jobs and line their pockets. It also gives them more control over the states by threatening to withold highway money if a state doesn’t kowtow(like the speed limts, drinking age, etc)
Ironically, the Twin Cities wasted about this much on their light rail, instead repairing bridges.