Funny, but in New York and Massachusetts, they simply fix the roads with the taxes we pay/paid, unlike lower-tax Virginia, where road projects were permanent fixtures. Looks like a local problem to me.
When you have a free moment or two phone your representative and tell them that fixed numbers just don’t work except for a very short period of time and require normally spineless Congress members to agree to raise them again and again instead of legislating it correctly just one like actual representatives are expected to do.
Here in Oregon, the problem is at least partly timing. I suspect similar wherever Varvel lives: Patches applied to asphalt that’s too cold or (in our case) too wet are a waste of effort, money since they’ll just turn back into holes within a few weeks. It’s barely possible to do a decent job if it’s wet (but it takes more time and equipment), but so far as I know it cannot be done well when it’s quite cold.
Here in Pa. the legislature passed a gas tax a couple of years ago to fix and repair the roads and bridges but every time a new problem pops up, they suck money out of that program to avoid adding more taxes. Rather than fund the State Police out of the General Fund they take it out of the repair money. Did I mention that our legislature is controlled by Republicans? Shocking, eh?
Kip W about 5 years ago
Funny, but in New York and Massachusetts, they simply fix the roads with the taxes we pay/paid, unlike lower-tax Virginia, where road projects were permanent fixtures. Looks like a local problem to me.
Ontman about 5 years ago
I hope no one is holding their breath.
brwydave Premium Member about 5 years ago
Looks like then conservative cartoonists have been instructed to complain about the roads. A nice change from attacking smart women.
Frankfreak about 5 years ago
is this van a dually of some configuration?
superposition about 5 years ago
Good thing we’ve not concerned about inflation!
" … The federal tax was last raised in 1993 and is not indexed to inflation, which increased by a total of 73 percent from 1993 until 2018. …"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States
When you have a free moment or two phone your representative and tell them that fixed numbers just don’t work except for a very short period of time and require normally spineless Congress members to agree to raise them again and again instead of legislating it correctly just one like actual representatives are expected to do.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Here in Oregon, the problem is at least partly timing. I suspect similar wherever Varvel lives: Patches applied to asphalt that’s too cold or (in our case) too wet are a waste of effort, money since they’ll just turn back into holes within a few weeks. It’s barely possible to do a decent job if it’s wet (but it takes more time and equipment), but so far as I know it cannot be done well when it’s quite cold.
juneybug about 5 years ago
The money was probably spent on a bicycle lane for the 11 people who bike to work.
wiatr about 5 years ago
Here in Pa. the legislature passed a gas tax a couple of years ago to fix and repair the roads and bridges but every time a new problem pops up, they suck money out of that program to avoid adding more taxes. Rather than fund the State Police out of the General Fund they take it out of the repair money. Did I mention that our legislature is controlled by Republicans? Shocking, eh?