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Tunnel Tolls: Nearly 80% pay less than $4/month

Bearing Drift

A new Midtown Tunnel is coming, and it costs less than one trip to Starbucks a month for 80% of us. »

Why Do We Subsidize Roads But Expect Profits From Amtrak?

Blue Virginia

Federal, state & local governments spent nearly $193 billion on highways in 2008, recouping only about $30 billion of that in toll revenue. That means highways lost $160 billion, money we spent with no expectation of ever getting it back. Yet when Cong... »

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Why Do We Subsidize Roads But Expect Profits From Amtrak?

The Green Miles

Last year, America's highways lost more than $40 billion, federal transportation dollars we spent with no expectation of ever getting it back. Yet when Congress spends a little over $1 billion on Amtrak, why do Republicans expect it to turn a profit? I... »

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Tunnel Tolls: Nearly 80% pay less than $4/month

Bearing Drift

A new Midtown Tunnel is coming, and it costs less than one trip to Starbucks a month for 80% of us. »

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