Why are so many rest stops closed?
I'm heading west from NC on my way to Los Angeles along I-40. I've noticed that about 30% of the rest stops are closed. Why is that? Is it because of budget cuts, restoration, abuses by travelers? ...
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holstein13 wrote:bgum wrote:I'm begging you to please refrain from political points of view on this thread. I'd hate to see it shut down because of political views. Let's discuss the gas tax, but not politicians or political party leaders. ...
The federal gas tax was last raised in 1993. Those taxes are not indexed to inflation. Inflation has gone up 65 percent. Consumption has held steady rather than any dramatic increases as stated earlier. Now cost of everything has gone up 65 percent value of income from taxes has gone down 65 percent how would anyone run a household like that? Keep drinking Grover Norquist's cool aid and your bridges will fall and your highways will crumble. Oh wait they already are.
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FUNDING, they CUT the FUNDING to the rest stops.
EACH state has it's own budget and funding. You would have to look up EACH state to see where, why and how the rest stops were closed.
Add to that the increased EPA pressure to reduce waste entering the eco system and you have CLOSED REST STOPS w/dumps. Not rocket science here.
