Have you ever thought about what our health care system has in common with our systems of public roads, thoroughfares and highways?  In both cases the service is mainly free. Sure, toll roads are increasingly common and copays at the doctor's office are too. But in both cases, the fee we pay is well below the true social cost of what we get in return. And most people pay nothing out-of- ...

... ignoring the toll that military traffic takes on our highways, my point is that if something happened to some aspect of our system, the Navy ... ships out of harbor? Do you see my point? I think that the continuing neglect of our highways has even greater national security complications than any other threat ... fact the “National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (1956)” specifically states ...

... much simpler form. I have made the "major" highways (those divisible by 5) the framework of the map, with the "minor" ... in importance and rendered as thinner grey lines. Even with these highways, a difference in the greys indicates whether they are even-numbered (west-east) or ... major meets minor and tiny dots where minor highways begin or end. A full key at the bottom indicates ...

... ice. In previous winters the intensity of conditions have been less so and the standards that the Highways Agency provided in clearing the roads were not in question, however, the ... would be perceived as reasonable. It is difficult to assess the responsibility of the Highways Agency for these accidents as there is obviously only so much that they can do to combat violent weather conditions and ...

... that he will reply as soon as possible so that the interest of millions of users who use tolled highways are protected. We firmly believe that the cost indicated by the Minister is grossly inflated at prices ... The declassified highway concession contracts has revealed clearly under expropriation terms of the highways that the Government does not have to pay compensation for future profits, with the ...

... an estimated $350 billion to $500 billion a year supporting highways.People and business spend another staggering $1 Trillion dollars a year ... We could easily pay for $100 billion a year in trains, by starting to defund highways.  The first step: stop third lanes on highways, stop building expensive overpasses, and stop any more four lane construction. Photo: Kids at the Gogebic County Fair, U.P. ...