Should the state spend more money to fix the roads and railroads?
929828
In reality States are responsible for repair within the limits of the State, sometimes they spend the money in something else and procrastinate such repairs, now railroads are not part of the States budget, they are private enterprises in which the owners decide whether they fix the rails or buy new coaches, I hope you get an A on your project..☺
1045868
The sad thing is government fails and wastes money in so many areas that the idea of giving them more is repungnant to many.  That said, however, there are things I want our government to do, and while they should do them with existing funds - they don't.  So I would give them new money to get these things done;\n\n1)  Charge a $5 a month tax on health care premiums and use the money to get more people trained in the health care field.  We're facing a crisis in health care and the way to fix that is with more people in the field - flood the market.\n\n2) A 5 cent gasoline tax to help improve fuel efficiency, alterantive fuels, and a new standard of growth and development that encourages non vehicular commutes (live &#92; work ratio development).\n\n3) A nation property tax coupled with a limit of 2% annual growth in spending to pay down the national debt.
1082116
change problems to challenges.\n\nHigh wages and product cost cause several challenges to our budget costs
259808
This was an issue I ran into last year in Debate Team.  After research and deep thinking (I am by the way a strong proponent of small government), my debate partner and I came to the conclusion that legally and constitutionally (we became known as the Con-Law team) local governments should pay for local roads.  Regional governments should pay for regional roads.  State governments should pay for state roads.  Federal governments should pay for interstate roads.  This goes for other infrasructure as well.  City buses that are owned by the government should be paid for by the city, etc.  When each agency pays for itself a lot of government waste is eliminated in agencies crossing their boundaries.  Hope this helps!
901130
The general rule-of-thumb is that the marketplace will provide the public sector with all goods and services that a society would need.\n\nThis 'fails' under certain circumstances with modern society. If roads need to be built across state lines, or a telphone system, then the costs and cooperation needed end up being too prohibitive, for any one company to perform.\n\nHence the government steps in and creates a govn't agency, or a quasi-govn't entity to get the job done. Typically these organizations are beyond the normal supply and demand and competiveness features found within the private sector for lowering prices, and enhancing services (aggressively).\n\nThe idea of "privatization" is to move these quasi-govn't 'things' to the private sector and reap the benefits that come with better mgmt. and lower prices.
210528
Yes.  If students aren't getting to school on time because they are driving around, it should be imposed.  Because they owe it to the taxpayers to get an education and make a contribution to society.
920584
The States should definitely have more say in their own affairs. For the most part, they do, but the Feds always threaten to cut funding to the States that don't pass certain legislation. One recent example being the speed limit in Montana. Until this year, there was no speed limit in that State, but they caved in to the Feds to hold on to funding.\n\nThe Federal government should only exist to protect its citizens, act as our representative to the rest of the world, and help maintain national infrastructure. Everything else should be left to each State to provide.
596168
The short answer is yes!  \n\nWith a high level of population movement to QLD, its \n\neconomy should be growing and tax revenue also growing.  \n\nWhile it is true that health care for retirees is draining,\n\nit is also true that these retirees are cashed up and \n\nbringing all their disposable income to QLD, and stimulating\n\nreal estate sales as well...which in turn stimulates the\n\nbuilding industry.\n\nThe upgrading of roads due to population increase or\n\nmaintainence is an infrastructure issue, and is the duty\n\nof any GVT, but particulary one that attracts retirees,\n\nlocal tourists, and international tourists and their money!\n\nAdd to this the fact that QLD is subsudised by THE NSW Gvt \n\nalmost a billion dollars per year due to the Federal GST \n\nlaws and you have every right to complain. \n\nGood Luck\n\nJimmy
101755
The railroads?  Building them, that is...
50699
Roads are the basis of most economies if not all. Transport of goods is easier if roads are good.
300360
the state of Indiana and some go to the government of USA. i am pretty sure. they're probably making it higher cause they want to build something really expenseive
587836
it brought better technology \n+ railroads\nregulate economic systems
1127681
Find out whether the roadways involved are state, county, or local and contact the appropriate highway dept.
623326
Because they always spend the money on roads that don't really need repaving and cause traffic jams and accidents.  I was in an accident due to a crappy job of road workers giving ample warning that traffic on an interstate was about to come to a halt at the bottom of the hill.
1129597
People hate the fact that they have to drop money to drive on a road.  The price of gas is high enough already and now you want to add an additional cost to driving?  There are other ways to build road improvement funds.  Many ways.  Government, rather than loves to collect more money in anyway possible.  If the people voted down the tolls, would road repair stop??  NO!  They would find another way to collect for it.
505282
to keep your roads in repair, to pay pensions, any disaster anywhere or in your own country - relief fund. the police force, army, navy, government salaries, It costs money to run a country, roads dont repair themselves.
388636
look around.  you live in a country where it's easy to make money.  but you have to pay money to support the infrastructure.  how much would it cost if you had to walk everywhere because there were no roads?\n\njust look at the national debt.  it's been growing because everyone that came before you felt entitled to the same thing.  but sooner or later it will become time to pay.