“Prioritizing repair and preservation makes good fiscal sense and brings a host of additional benefits,” says the report. And not only are state taxes being wasted, “Federal funds built a large proportion of these major state roads, and allowing states to under-invest in repair and preservation greatly reduces the value of these federal investments.”v

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Taxpayers for Common Sense says it is a nonpartisan budget watchdog serving as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Its mission is to achieve a government that spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. Check it out at www.taxpayer.net

Priority imbalance?

98.7% (used) vs. 1.3% (new)