From what I'm seeing here in Colorado, I'm thinking we need to start making some noise regarding the conditions of roads and bridges. There is currently a large effort in Denver regarding the distribution of 'Pot Tax Monies'. Wouldn't it be great if they'd spend a large chunk of the revenue on infrastructure? Instead of giving away our roads to foreign companies..... since we don't seem to pay enough taxes to pay for them??? i.e. Colorado Highway 36, going to an Australian Corp......to become a 'Toll Road'....It's my opinion that we don't need more regulation as much as we need bridges that aren't 'fall down' ready?Thoughts anyone?

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rehoppe wrote:From what I'm seeing here in Colorado, I'm thinking we need to start making some noise regarding the conditions of roads and bridges. There is currently a large effort in Denver regarding the distribution of 'Pot Tax Monies'. Wouldn't it be great if they'd spend a large chunk of the revenue on infrastructure? Instead of giving away our roads to foreign companies..... since we don't seem to pay enough taxes to pay for them??? i.e. Colorado Highway 36, going to an Australian Corp......to become a 'Toll Road'....It's my opinion that we don't need more regulation as much as we need bridges that aren't 'fall down' ready?Thoughts anyone?Agreed: The poor condition of this countries roads and bridges is nationwide and a outrage that the American public has not addressed, yet.An Associated Press analysis of 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory showed that 65,605 were classified as "structurally deficient" and 20,808 as "fracture critical." Of those, 7,795 were both — a combination of red flags that experts say indicate significant disrepair and similar risk of collapse.

When it comes to bad roads I do not think any state can beat Louisiana. We do not even have frost to ruin them, just inept maint.

Based upon what I've seen across the country, very few states are able to maintain the roads properly.

won't your tax on mary jane help?bumpy

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mr__ed
Explorer
Jun 18, 2014
Some sections of I-10 going through AL and MS towards FL were unbelievably bad last fall. It never fails to amaze me how our RV's stay together with all that pounding!
bhh
Explorer
Jun 18, 2014
Been traveling I75 through Dayton off and on for the last 35 years. I don't ever remember a time there was not construction there. Must have some "political capital" there somewhere.

lbrjet wrote:
New roads all over Ohio. Rebuilding has been going on non-stop for years.

Prior to that, I lived in Pittsburgh. It gets my vote for worst streets ever.
lbrjet
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
New roads all over Ohio. Rebuilding has been going on non-stop for years.
Tango__AE7UI
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
Here in the Salt Lake City area, a good portion of I-15 was rebuilt for the 2002 Olympics.
If the real reason for rebuilding (beside the bad condition it was in) was not the Olympics, it was darn close.
rehoppe
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
wa8yxm wrote:
Well the "Pot Tax" should go to drug rehabilitation.

The major issue with road conditions is this.

Lots of tax money is collected, Little of it gets poured out of a cement mixer,, Somehow between the Tax Collector and the mixer operator it "Sticks" to far too many pockets.. What more can I say.

Part of this is due to "outsourcing" when you out source,,, You add layers of management, generally remove benefits from the workers and end up costing more than if you insourced.

I heartily agree. My only Q would be... How come Pot tax for Rehab?

But not to quibble. Your post says a mouthful.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jun 17, 2014
Well the "Pot Tax" should go to drug rehabilitation.

The major issue with road conditions is this.

Lots of tax money is collected, Little of it gets poured out of a cement mixer,, Somehow between the Tax Collector and the mixer operator it "Sticks" to far too many pockets.. What more can I say.

Part of this is due to "outsourcing" when you out source,,, You add layers of management, generally remove benefits from the workers and end up costing more than if you insourced.
Bluhorn
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
Well this post is starting its long slide. :(
larry_barnhart
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
If we can helicopter a dog we should have enough road money.

chevman
spadoctor
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2014
If the road use taxes were spent on the roads things would be much better. The fed and the states put the money in the general fund and spend it on freebie BS social programs that benefit those that pay little or nothing into the system.....sorry its the truth. Like it or not you now live in a socialist nation and history shows how well that works.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jun 17, 2014
Redsky wrote:
There is plenty of money only it is going to the top 1% who don't drive the roads anyway. As tax rates for the super rich have decreased the moneys available for infrastructure (and schools and health care and mass transit, etc.) have been cut. We also pay a steep price to maintain the world's largest armed forces and operate more than 700 bases around the world. Hell we still have troops in Italy, Germany, and Japan, some 60 years after the end of World War II. But war is big business in the USA and part of the price tag is lousy infrastructure that you will not find in Europe or Scandinavia or Canada for that matter. War is not only hell, it is damned expensive (though exceedingly profitable for a few).

yes comrade, you are correct.
bumpy