This is another example of screwing the little guy.. to pad their own pockets.
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money gouging!!!
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Everybody's getting in on the I-95 act.
As for stopping all federal funding of highways, and letting the states deal with it... if that were to happen, the Interstate system would be no more. States couldn't afford it, without tolling, and primarily the tolling of out-of-state vehicles who traverse the state without having to pay for the roads out of their federal taxes.
As for stopping all federal funding of highways, and letting the states deal with it... if that were to happen, the Interstate system would be no more. States couldn't afford it, without tolling, and primarily the tolling of out-of-state vehicles who traverse the state without having to pay for the roads out of their federal taxes.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Michigan has talked about toll roads but no one would be able to afford them so now the great brain trust up in lansing is talking about a combination of a 9 cent hike in fuel taxes (that doesn't include the 6% sales tax elimination) AND a $60 per vehicle registration increase for non-commercial vehicles with a $120 to $180 increase for commercial vehicles plus a number of fee increases. This comes on the heals of our first state surplus in 20 years.
AMonger
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Thought we already did?
I must be missing out on that action. But if the state of NC wants to tool us, North Carolinians have to be the ones paying for it.
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"As for stopping all federal funding of highways, and letting the states deal with it... if that were to happen, the Interstate system would be no more. States couldn't afford it, without tolling, and primarily the tolling of out-of-state vehicles who traverse the state without having to pay for the roads out of their federal taxes."
Is this 100% correct? I was under the impression that some states get MORE federal money than they pay in and some get less. I don't know where Michigan stands on the end of the pipeline. Why take it out of the states at all? Does anyone really believe that the Feds have a "better idea" on what needs done?
Is this 100% correct? I was under the impression that some states get MORE federal money than they pay in and some get less. I don't know where Michigan stands on the end of the pipeline. Why take it out of the states at all? Does anyone really believe that the Feds have a "better idea" on what needs done?
Yeah. It used to be (back in the early 50s) that the ration of Federal to State dollars was 50:50, then in the mid 50s that went up to 60:40. Then under Eisenhower's Interstate Construction Program, it moved to a 90:10 matching ration. (Out west, where there is less taxable public lands, it's 95:5).
While the states actually own and maintain the roads, it's the Federal government who funds them, because of a legitimate national interest.
The Federal government should take over the interstates, including ownership and maintaining them. There should be one tax, paid for by everyone in the country to cover the costs. That tax can never be used for any other purpose. All other roads and bridges should be handled by the States to suit there need.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
You know that one of the issues that I see is there has been no stadards across the country. Roads built in ny are different than roads in michigan and the costs are not harmonized. For a midwest road costing $1M a mile while the same mile costs $2M a mile in nj it seems that the costs would would be nearly the same with the same specs.
On top of that the states are allowed to use the federal money for things other than roads.
On top of that the states are allowed to use the federal money for things other than roads.
The cost of the land is far different in NJ than Michigan. Federal road funds should ONLY be used for roads. Then again, government exists to "rob Peter to pay Paul".
Sorry, I thought you were speaking of the cost per mile to build. The cost of maintaining roads can increase or decrease based on local weather, traffic volume etc. Labor costs vary greatly as well.