I'm not sure if I agree or not but I think this is a very insightful comment. This is the level on which this conversation needs to take place - what's importa

I'm not sure if I agree or not but I think this is a very insightful comment. This is the level on which this conversation needs to take place - what's important? Are some things more important than others? It's not strictly about dollars and cents, or how to pay for it. For what it's worth I think they're about equally important. There's no such thing as "an alternate road system", you either have one, or you don't. And I also think there's a place for people who don't have kids, who make a considered decision not to fund schools but want good roads so they can go places and get to work. This is meat and potatoes politics: tradeoffs, values, what we think is important and are willing to pay for.