Originally Posted by sxecrow
Sure there is. The US spends an ungodly amount of money in military spending and intelligence. Our spending is far far far far far beyond everyone else. The next highest is like 15x less in what we spend. I know the need for military spending and intelligence is important, but if we took 5% ... just 5% of what we spend on military budget, we would have a drastic improvement on our roads, schools, etc.
Yes and that's not about to change any time soon.
Originally Posted by DVPGSR
A better idea is to follow what the Europeans do and nationalize the interstate system and charge a yearly per-car tax to drive on the roads so each car needs a sticker to drive on the highways. That money would then be used to maintain the roads.
An issue with nationalizing the highway system is states vs. federal government rights. The states want to retain some control over roads within their borders, hence why the interstate highway system was setup this way in the first place.
I'd love to see the US adopt an Autobahn style concept, but without the funding, and definitely without improvements in driver training and regulation, it's not going to happen.