COLUMBIA -- South Carolina faces a $22 billion shortfall in maintaining its roads and bridges over the next decade, according to a report by a highway advocacy group.
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S.C. faces $22B deficit for roads, report findsCOLUMBIA -- South Carolina faces a $22 billion shortfall in maintaining its roads and bridges over the next decade, according to a report by a highway advocacy group. |
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Insanity
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
--Albert Einstein
Haven’t local, state, and the federal government put enough money into this broken system? Obviously, it will require increasing amounts of unavailable money to operate. This borders on Einstein’s definition of insanity.
Driving is becoming a less desirable as the price of gas edges upward. What will it take before significant investments are made in funding mass transit, transit oriented development, and alternative modes of transportation instead of a broken system? I understand that the road system is a vital piece of this nation's infrastructure, but it is time to realize it is not the only way to move people.