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What part of red state do you not understand?A bridge over the river is an interstate matter.Nonsense
The job should be done at the level that is most efficient and makes the most sense
Some infrastructure projects are too important and require too much funding to be handled at the state level. Providing some federal funding makes sense
No. This is why the state has something called a BUDGET, it's not my fault another state has mismanaged their revenue and neglected their responsibility to upkeep their roads and bridges. If the state misappropriates their funds, that's the states fault, my federal tax dollars should not pay for what is clearly the responsibility of the state to do - period! This is NOT a role that's allocated to our Federal Government, let them manage their OWN funds and be responsibe for their own decisions
(wow! A state that actually has some accountability and responsibility to its taxpayers, now there's a novel concept)
Some states are wealthier than other states
States without a strong source of revenue (lets call them "red states") cannot afford major infrastructure improvements. Lets say one of those red states is on the Mississippi River. A bridge over the river is critical to interstate commerce. Should we allow east west traffic to end because a state is too cheap to build a bridge?
you lose.
Who pays?
If the state on either side (lets call them "red" states) cannot afford a bridge
Rightwinger, what part of tolls, a state collecting revenue through an added gas tax, and having a state budget did you not quite understand? Who do you think pays tolls and taxes? As far as your "state" reference in your response: have you ever traveled through Pennsylvania to see how that state manages to maintain a lot of their roads? Now would you care to tell us what color the state of Pennsylvania is?
The population and wealth will not support the needed infrastructure. That is why they benefit from being part of the UNITED STATES