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		array_key_first 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toll roads are spreading in America Because that doesn't get nearly close enough to the cost of roads. Interstates alone have, I believe, cost us over 25 trillion. Just interstates, not all highways.

creato 3 days ago [–]

That number seems very unlikely to be accurate. It's more than 2x larger than all local, state, and federal government spending in 2025 combined.

array_key_first 2 days ago | [–]

No that's the actual figure since the 60s when they were built. I'm cheating a little, that's not a per year number.

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