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To: tejek who wrote (856800)	5/15/2015 2:01:49 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573925

Ted, I'll ask you the same question that I asked Wharfie. Whatever happened to the $800 billion in "stimulus" that was supposed to rebuild America's infrastructure? Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (856800)	5/16/2015 10:43:22 PM
From: i-node	5 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 FJB gamesmistress one_less TimF Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573925

>> Despite what many people believe, gas taxes have stopped paying for roads long ago and money is being filched from other sources. And you think that is a reason to give government more money? Suppose you gave a poor person a $20 and said, "Have yourself a decent lunch," then you came back by in an hour to find him lighting up a joint. And he says, "Man, I'm hungry. Can you give me another 20?" So, what's your response to this guy? "Sure!" I don't think so. I think you're going to tell him where to get off. A reasonable person would.

To: tejek who wrote (856800)	5/17/2015 9:18:30 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573925

For more than 50 years after Congress created the Highway Trust Fund in 1956 it was able to avoid a shortage of funds by a simple measure: it didn’t spend more than was collected in gas taxes. That changed in 2008, when tax revenues declined due to the financial crisis but Congress continued to spend as if the revenues were growing. Since 2008, Congress has had to replenish the trust fund with $55 billion in general funds. This isn’t, however, a subsidy to highways; in the last decade, Congress has diverted well over $55 billion of gas taxes to non-highway projects. http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/five-reasons-not-raise-gas-tax