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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by kikoreis on Monday April 01, 2019 @08:46PM (#19549968)
Interestingly, the cities are in part broke due to the infrastructure cost of maintaining sprawl — which only cars make possible.
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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by krferriter on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:18PM (#19550175)
Also gas taxes in the US are far lower than in much of Europe. Gas tax is 5.9x higher in Germany than in my state of NC, for example. Gas tax is what funds a lot of infrastructure development.
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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by dorgo on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @01:03AM (#19551239)
The purpose of gas tax is not bound to infrastructure developement. Germany may spend gas tax money for arbitary purposes.

https://www.energie-lexikon.info/energiesteuer.html

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Re:Trains are more efficient and less polluting than other t... by flo123456 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @01:54AM (#19551417)
Germany may spend anytax for arbitrary purposes though.
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