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Should we shut down all the unprofitable highways too?
by thfuran 4y ago
Should we shut down all the unprofitable highways too?
- coryrc 4y agoYes, we have far too many.
- thfuran 4y agoWhat about unprofitable fire departments?
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- coryrc 4y agoDo they cause urban heat effect, break apart communities, and make it unsafe to walk places?
- 0xy 4y agoBy some estimates, a firefighter costs $120,000 in yearly costs while saving over $500,000 in damages a year. It's a lot harder to make the ROI claim for highways and roads, especially considering increasing road capacity does not decrease congestion -- added capacity tends to increase demand by over 100% of the difference, as little as 5 years later.
- mlindner 4y agoThe federal highway system funding originated as a method of defense. Unless the military switches to using rail for transport then throwing highway funding into the military budget seems fine to me.