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In response to "Yes, that sounds good. Or increase the average salary, to bolster tax revenues. Or both. -- nm" by Beryllium

Well the government isn't going to increase average salaries, so ho do we fund the roads? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Jan 23 '18, 08:27

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sell all of our national parks to developers and oil companies -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:33
Property tax, gasoline tax, license plate fees. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:30 8
- So you're okay raising all those taxes as long as we don't toll roads? -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:31 7
  - Yes. But they also need to stop the pointless roads projects. I-69 going on here is a great example. Has been going on for years -- (edited) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:39 4
    - Nice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:59
    - Everyone thinks the roads they don't use are pointless. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:52 2
      - I drive down it every week day. Of course, it was known as 37 for the last 50 years. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:04
      - I mean, most of the time they're just *sittin'* there! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 09:02
  - also of note, they no longer want families to share an IPass transponder, so you need to have one for every car. - groiny Jan 23, 08:37
  - it costs me 40 dollars every 2 months just to drive places..... - groiny Jan 23, 08:35
By properly taxing the rich and the corporations instead of giving them breaks while they Cratchit the population. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:29 2
- You might like this country named Canada -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:30 1
  - I’ve heard good things, but I suspect it has similar problems in this regard, due to similar infrastructure choices in the age of suburbia. - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:34

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