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barney54 on March 24, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Immobile Masses: Why Traffic Is Awful and Publ...

There is no reason that roads cannot pay for themselves. Gas tax revenue comes close to paying for roads when it is spent on roads.

thrownaway2424 on March 24, 2016 [–]

Define "comes close". In California the fuel tax covers less than half the maintenance cost and none of the capital costs of the roads.

barney54 on March 24, 2016 | [–]

You aren't including federal gas taxes.

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