The same subsidies which "keep the country folks connected" act to systematically encourage people to be wasteful and pollutive in their lifestyles and habits.

The same subsidies which "keep the country folks connected" act to systematically encourage people to be wasteful and pollutive in their lifestyles and habits. http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/37986?in=28:46&out=30:19 http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/37986?in=28:46&out=30:1... If we did ask the interstate highways to pay for themselves (e.g. by raising the federal gas tax to fully cover the cost of the interstate highways), we'd go a long way towards putting various modes of transportation on even footing and enabling people to choose the optimal solution for each trip.