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I would start with transportation: I would designate 4 E-W interstates and 7 N-S interstates as corridors of national significance. Impose the needed gas tax to maintain those roads in top shape for civil defense purposes.. Everything else get divested to the states. No more federal mandates on minimum driving age, seat belt use, even driving age. Mass transit, bike routes, complete streets, if it does not cross a state line, fed stays out.
I'm sure you get the point. There is only one thing that the federal government does that cant be done better by the states or private sector and that is Our Military.
Which bridge in Detroit, since you were so quick to bring up a Detroit example.
I would start with transportation: I would designate 4 E-W interstates and 7 N-S interstates as corridors of national significance. Impose the needed gas tax to maintain those roads in top shape for civil defense purposes.. Everything else get divested to the states. No more federal mandates on minimum driving age, seat belt use, even driving age. Mass transit, bike routes, complete streets, if it does not cross a state line, fed stays out.
I like it, except for the tax part. Tolls are the purest and fairest form of financing highways...If you use them, you pay for them, if you don't, you don't.
I like it, except for the tax part. Tolls are the purest and fairest form of financing highways...If you use them, you pay for them, if you don't, you don't.
Sorry, I was not thinking, that was my preference as well. Even though I am in San Diego, I am at 4000 feet, it's 35 out and snowing, I am loaded on some Mouton Cadet '77, about 12 frosted cherry pop tarts and a pound back of peanut M&M's to stay warm.
He compares spending money to defend wealthy nations to building infrastructure in his own country.
This is where we are as Americans. This is what it's come to, Tokyo is more important than an American city.
I don't see it like that. For some reason they feel they must defend the war machine at any and all cost. I certainly don't understand that though.
I don't understand though complaining about a bridge in Detroit but having no problem with blowing a bridge up in Afghanistan and then paying to rebuild it.
Most of you want to cut any government programs you do not personally benefit from. That is just applied selfishness. Just another form of "I've got mine and to hell with you".
Granted, I don't think I benefit from any of the waste, fraud and duplicity. Should I really feel guilty for wanting to cut all of that?
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