Debunk or support my theory about Federal Highways versus public transit. [View All]

[PinkTiger]

I have a theory, not actually founded on anything I've seen written elsewhere, that many years ago the public transportation system (trains, buses) lost the support of the U.S. Government, and in its place the U.S. Interstate system was created.

What looked like a great idea at the time has created some serious problems: More cars were sold, more gasoline was sold, and we now have massive traffic jams, higher transporation costs, and a system that prefers the rich to the poor -- in many ways.

For example, I have to drive an hour to work and an hour back on an Interstate highway. I'd prefer to ride a train or a bus, but the last passenger train left the station in the 1960s, and buses haven't been running from here to where I work for decades.

The more roads we build, the more gas we buy, the more cars we buy, the more gas we need, etc. A vicious circle of supply and demand.

Why don't we have the trains and the buses? These are cheaper and better for the people than stupid highways!!!!

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