The Case for Letting Malibu Burn (1995)

Re:The Case for Letting Malibu Burn (1995) by cyberax on Sunday January 12, 2025 @04:12PM (#42676988)

> Someone in Montana should not have to pay to rebuild homes in California.

Montana receives way more Federal aid per capita than California. So it's fair to say that Californians shouldn't be paying for road maintenance in Montana.

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Re:The Case for Letting Malibu Burn (1995) by seanp2k2 on Sunday January 12, 2025 @06:35PM (#42678226)

But obviously, more rugged individualism is the solution /s

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Re:The Case for Letting Malibu Burn (1995) by nosefurhairdo on Sunday January 12, 2025 @09:55PM (#42679593)

I agree that Californians should not pay for Montana road maintenance.

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Re:The Case for Letting Malibu Burn (1995) by cudgy on Monday January 13, 2025 @12:06AM (#42680254)

Federal taxes pay for interstate highways and many large infrastructure projects in states, so indirectly CA pays for MT roads and vice versa.

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