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Why are roads not free in America? Back in Europe our roads
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Why are roads not free in America?

Back in Europe our roads are payed by the government with our taxes.
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>>51634014
Other than a few major bridges, there are no toll roads anywhere close to me.
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I've only ever seen a single toll road in my life and I've done quite a bit of traveling in the US.
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>>51634120
There's a lot on the East Coast. Florida has a ton of them too in tourists cities like Orlando and Miami.
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>>51634120
Here in houston everything is a toll road. some of the largest projects here are toll roads that will pay for themselves after 400 years of use. and no public services in sight.

I hate the mayor here and should be impeached for fucking the city, even the past mayors letting all those niggers from katrina in here.
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There's not a single toll road in my city.
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Every highway in France is a tollway, except for Brittany where the roads are free

Beingnbreton I'm fine with that
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>>51634120
I've seen them in Colorado, Illinois, Florida, West Virginia, and in most of the east coast states.
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>Back in Europe our roads are payed by the government with our taxes.
Not really.
t. European
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>>51634014

>Our taxes.

Flag.
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>>51634840
I've been through every state west of Denver and have only experienced toll roads in California.
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Dutch roads are free and better maintained than the roads in pretty much all European countries.
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>>51634014
Only have one toll bridge in my state(Rhode Island) and no toll roads
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>>51634927
No shit, you live in a rich flat country.
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>>51634927
easy when your country is teeny weeny
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>>51634014
We have "Dálniční známka", so does Hungary, Slovakia, Germany and Austria, I think. You basically pay a flat amount and you are set for the year.

>>51636148
And all your people live in cities, yet, you don't have perfect city infrastructure.
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>>51636305
I expected him to compare his country with other rich countries like Norway or Austria.
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>>51634014
free roads are socialism lad
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>Have road tax
>Have paid roads
>Have gas tax
>Have pollution tax
>Have sales tax when buying car
>Have mandatory insurance (basically an owner's tax)

AYYYY
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>>51636377
>Thousands of students under crippling debt
>People dying because of no access to health care
>Crumbling infrastructure
>Zero days of paid maternal leave

>Muh free market
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>>51636214
And melty swelty. Winter is harsh for asphalt.
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Roads ain't free in Europe,
you have to pay for a sticker you put on your front shield.
Cops will check at random for it.
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>>51634927
'''''free'''''

Do you even know how much we are taxed?
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>>51634014
there are highways and interstates you can take for free which are usually only a little slower than taking the thru-way
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