State highways are well maintained because the federal government demands it in exchange for significant funding derived from federal gas tax. You've had a tas

State highways are well maintained because the federal government demands it in exchange for significant funding derived from federal gas tax. You've had a taste of utopia, but you haven't bathed in it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund