Roads and schools are chronically underfunded, for this reason. In my area for decades one highway was self-sustaining by tolls and was immaculately maintained,

Roads and schools are chronically underfunded, for this reason. In my area for decades one highway was self-sustaining by tolls and was immaculately maintained, pristine pavement, excellent, dedicated maintenance teams, fresh paint. The rest were on a public budget and looked mostly forlorn and forgotten. Same with many schools, probably more, and that's despite public-minded altruists like yourself. I make this point as someone who poured my time for years into public-minded pursuits like that. And, the roads, or schools, or transit ecosystems gradually deplete the resources of the people making those contributions until they have less, or no more to give. It is the antithesis of a flywheel. It is not something to have an opinion about or downvote, it just is. It's math. Do you see people down voting posts relevantly pointing out `1 + 1 = 2`? No, you don't.