@tryit said:
@Jacanuk said:
Hmm, considering that this is under the jurisdiction of the state, you should ask the state why they have not fixed the potholes.
But I do not have a problem with a business showing some initiative and fixing the potholes, the advertisement is a bit much but considering it´s not major intrusive, it does not matter.
the reason the State/local or federal is not fixing it is because the money is not there.
this is what happens when you stop feeding the goverment, it might turn out ok with business kicking into gear we shall see
Potholes are also, generally, a local government problem and even if a state government is doing well, it can be filled with towns/districts/etc that are struggling. You're not going to get the federal or state government coming into your neighborhood to fix your road.
There's actually a stretch of highway between Livermore and Modesto in California called the Altamont Pass, this is a freeway where people are driving ~75 mph on average. And it is riddled with potholes that are deep and sometimes as large as half the lane. It's actually caused damage to cars (suspension, body, etc) and they finally fixed because it became such a huge problem to commuters. But that is how bad things need to get as far as potholes go before the state get's involved.
I've driven through there many times, it's pretty scary.
@theone86 said:
@blaznwiipspman1 said:
@Serraph105: infrastructure costs money, and money comes from taxes
Yeah, pretty much. Hard to shame a government when the local government doesn't have money to begin with. Maybe the title should be "Dominos shames other corporations by actually investing in a community." Anyway, this might be relevant:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephanie-kelton-economy-washington_us_5afee5eae4b0463cdba15121
Sounds like she is, more or less, rewording the old saying of "Gotta spend money to make money" or "How do you make a million dollar company? Spend five million creating it".
There's some truth there, especially when the article points to job creation. I often think that a new New Deal like Roosevelt did would be pretty great. Make big projects, put people to work, create jobs and work that aren't inherently critical but improve infrastructure.
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