Most of the highway system is state owned and state maintained.
SS and medicare are paid for benefits.
The government giving my back the money i already paid them is not a hand out.
I will gladly take my money back.
Let me know when you return you tax cut that you received since you are always complaining about tax cuts.
don't let the hypocrisy door hit you on the way out.
“Most of the highway system is state owned and state maintained.”
And the great majority of the cost is paid by the fed govt as proved by the following excerpts from the articles linked:
“Nearly as much of the cost of building and maintaining highways now comes from general taxes such as income and sales taxes (plus additional federal debt) as comes from gasoline taxes or other “user fees” on drivers.”
(See section “Roads don’t pay for themselves.”, one page down near middle):
https://www.infrastructureusa.org/who-pays-for-roads/
“Aside from gas taxes and individuals’ expenditures for their own driving, U.S. households bear on average an additional burden of more than $1,100 per year in taxes and other costs imposed by driving. Including:
o An estimated $597 per U.S. household per year in general tax revenue dedicated to road construction and repair.
o Between $199 and $675 per household per year in additional tax subsidies for driving, such as the sales tax exemption for gasoline purchases in many states and the federal income tax exclusion for commuter parking benefits.”
( See section “All of us bear the costs of roads.”, one page down, at the bottom):
https://www.infrastructureusa.org/who-pays-for-roads/
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SS and medicare are paid for benefits.”
No duh. And paid by your federal taxes. And a service provided by the fed govt. That’s what I said. You said “I get very little from the federal government for the money I send them” and now you give me proof of what you get, confirming what I said,
"benefits".
“The government giving my back the money i already paid them is not a hand out.
I will gladly take my money back.”
Agreed. It is not “free”.
“Let me know when you return you tax cut that you received since you are always complaining about tax cuts.
don't let the hypocrisy door hit you on the way out.”
I received no tax cut, coincidentally and beside your point and thus an inept statement on your part. I’m only complaining about giving tax cuts to those who have no need for it, personally, nor will any general economic benefit come of it, like investment that results in higher wages/employment of general benefit to the avg American.
