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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This says gas taxes and other things like that only fund about a third of the costs of roads.

https://taxfoundation.org/states-road-funding-2019/

So why are we spending so much on destroying the environment?[/quote]

Because roads are an essential part of our transportation network moving goods and people throughout the region.   Without roads there is no civilization.  [/quote]

Some roads, sure.  But we don't need to give you a comfy individual ride to your country club.  Civilization would be fine without that.[/quote]

I know this is going to blow your dogmatic little brain, but cars make people's lives better, in almost too many ways to even count. Why else do you think people bother with the expense? [b]And if riding a bike is so great, why do so incredibly few people do it?[/b] The city has spent billions building all these bike lanes over many years and still hardly anyone uses them (and studies suggest they only appeal to people in a narrow demographic -- namely, young white men). At some point you have to ask why the government is spending so much money on a form of transportation that hardly anyone wants. [/quote]

Because crappy drivers like you threaten our lives if we do bike.[/quote]

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