chrishydro
Well-Known Member
Less gas = leff federal income from gas tax, than they have to look elsewhere for the money ie, your pocket my pocket. This admin has gone way over board with road construction. Also you might want to look at it another way. Contractors that are used to build these roads are not audited for using illeagal workers. Here in Texas the State, not the Feds, raid the sites all the time and then the project sits there until they restaff. For an admin that has imposed more regulation than any other we fall very short on oversite of gov spent money.some of those construction workers are still out there working two+ years later. and construction workers don't build highways and bridges with their bare hands, materials and supplies are involved.
plus, when you're all done, you have a wider highway or bridge to show for it . i routinely sit in traffic way less since they widened the highway. that means less gas wasted, less money wasted, for every single resident who uses that highway. not to mention the businesses that move goods and services over that highway not having to waste as much gas and money.
win win.