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A New Year’s Resolution for Congress
Ever get tired of reading about the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? It seems like every other day a new politician is stressing the importance of transportation infrastructure, yet Congress continuously fails to reach a long-term transportation funding plan. Heading into 2014, people were hopeful for a long-term bill. Unfortunately, Congress was unable to work out […]
December 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Ignore the potholes; re-elect me!
Think of it as a NIMBP problem. As in a Not In My Back Pocket problem. [You know the NIMBY problem of course: yes we want you to build that horrible/dangerous/smelly —–, just Not in My Backyard] Americans want more money to be spent on our roads and bridges. They just don’t want to be […]
August 2, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers — Leadership, please.
Very few of these Representatives and Senators actually believe the swill they are selling, and none of us should. The fuel tax is a user fee. You pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. And if we don’t start paying more for our roads, we are going to get a lot less.
October 1, 2009
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