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- From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Cost of public vs. private transportation
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.080922.20607@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 08:09:22 GMT
- References: <1992Jul24.082656.6584@ke4zv.uucp> <aZS-FC=@engin.umich.edu>
- Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
- Organization: Gannett Technologies Group
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- In article <aZS-FC=@engin.umich.edu> blagdon@engin.umich.edu (Kenneth James Clark ) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul24.082656.6584@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >>That gives a new total of $138.05
- >>billion a year in government revenue from road vehicles. That more than
- >>covers a $71.2 billion expenditure for highways which is why they raid
- >>the funds for mass transit subsidies. We haven't even mentioned tolls
- >>or special wheel taxes imposed on interstate trucks and local commuters.
- >
- >
- >Nor have you even mentioned the non-highway roads that make up most of
- >the road mileage in this country.
-
- Let's see, the Feds pay 100% for Interstates, 90% for US Highways, and
- 50% for State and local roads. The balance comes from State and local
- taxes.
-
- Gary
-