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> How do the interstate highways increase the cost of living? 1) It killed the railroads. Rail is a fundamentally more efficient form of transportation than th
by asciilifeform 17y ago
> How do the interstate highways increase the cost of living?
1) It killed the railroads. Rail is a fundamentally more efficient form of transportation than the truck, and thus adds less cost to pass on to consumers.
2) It allowed long commutes to become expected.
- psyklic 17y agoMaybe they increased the cost of living, but they dramatically increased the quality of life ...
- asciilifeform 17y ago> they dramatically increased the quality of life Pray tell, how?