“The federal gas tax has not changed since 1993. The ASCE has given America's infrastructure a D- grade. It's difficult, though not impossible, to outsource infrastructure repair; nearly all tax dollars spent would go directly back into the local economies. Why would not be in favor of this? Because …”
“Government subsidies make the idea of a "free market" impossible and take away power from the customer. The only time a government should participate in a market is through law enforcement and regulation where fraud exists (ex. housing debt of the early 00's). All subsides should be removed includin…”
“5 MUSD is 0.0001% of the 2016 proposed US budget. Meaning, this funding is a near guarantee to have no oversight and funds will be abused (especially if directed abroad). Though it's cause nobel and its namesake a great humanitarian, this cause is a societal issue and should be supported by the comm…”
“This legislation will actually save money. Throwing someone in jail is not the way to address an addiction issue. Education and treatment is. This bill will reduce the number of incarcerated criminals AND help prevent uneducated doctors from throwing out incredibly addictive pain pills like they are…”