This is a very late comment, but in case anyone else is looking at this thread in the future: A quick google search [0][1] seems to prove #5 false, specificall

This is a very late comment, but in case anyone else is looking at this thread in the future: A quick google search [0][1] seems to prove #5 false, specifically the bit about roads bringing in more in taxes than they cost to maintain. The first article is from 2011 and is about the US. [0] - https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/do-roads-pay-for-themselves/ https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/do-roads-pay-for-themselve... [1] - https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/state-and-local-backgrounders/highway-and-road-expenditures https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiative...