Comments on: It Gets Worse: Boxer/Inhofe to Request $50B More for Highways http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: keenplanner http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62565 keenplanner Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:22:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62565 Highways are owned and maintained by the state, streets are locally owned, in general. Some local streets (if they have a route number) are also state owned. (Ashby Ave. in Berkeley is State Route 13). Boxer is usually better than this. One has come to expect this sort of policy from closet Republican Dianne Feinstein, but Boxer? What is she on? Highways are owned and maintained by the state, streets are locally owned, in general. Some local streets (if they have a route number) are also state owned. (Ashby Ave. in Berkeley is State Route 13).
Boxer is usually better than this. One has come to expect this sort of policy from closet Republican Dianne Feinstein, but Boxer? What is she on?

]]> By: Cap'n Transit http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62531 Cap'n Transit Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:22:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62531 <blockquote>All because she doesn't want to read some Inhofe quote in her press coverage tomorrow.</blockquote> Wait a minute. This woman is <i>chair of the Environment Committee</i>? Only Nixon could go to China, and apparently only Barbara Boxer can sell out environmentally-friendly transportation. This is Subaru-wagon liberalism at its worst.

All because she doesn’t want to read some Inhofe quote in her press coverage tomorrow.

Wait a minute. This woman is chair of the Environment Committee?

Only Nixon could go to China, and apparently only Barbara Boxer can sell out environmentally-friendly transportation. This is Subaru-wagon liberalism at its worst.

]]> By: rex http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62530 rex Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:09:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62530 Babs, what are you thinking? California is choking itself to death with cars and sprawl, and you want to build more freeways. Babs, what are you thinking? California is choking itself to death with cars and sprawl, and you want to build more freeways.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62529 Larry Littlefield Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:55:24 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62529 By the way Streetsbloggers, what's the difference between a highway and a street? Bicycles can ride on streets, and pedestrians can cross them. Not so highways. Remember, virtually all of that federal money has gone to highways. By the way Streetsbloggers, what’s the difference between a highway and a street?

Bicycles can ride on streets, and pedestrians can cross them. Not so highways. Remember, virtually all of that federal money has gone to highways.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62528 Larry Littlefield Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:52:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62528 "This is classic 'please don't hurt me' liberalism at it's absolute worst." There are reasons I'm not a Democrat. Among other things, they are the party of vested, privileged interests. And the Republicans are the party that's in favor of partying to sell out the future. So when they cut a deal, you end up selling out the future to favor vested interests. Under capitalism you get what you earn, at least in theory, and under socialism you get what you need, at least in theory. But our politics has devolved into feudalism -- those with privileges expand them in good time and keep them in bad times, whether they need them or not, deserve them or not. If this is what government is, I want my money back. In particular, I want my federal money back -- or my children's federal money back, since they will be in no position to decide to fund transit instead of autos, because they will only be funding debt service. “This is classic ‘please don’t hurt me’ liberalism at it’s absolute worst.”

There are reasons I’m not a Democrat. Among other things, they are the party of vested, privileged interests. And the Republicans are the party that’s in favor of partying to sell out the future.

So when they cut a deal, you end up selling out the future to favor vested interests.

Under capitalism you get what you earn, at least in theory, and under socialism you get what you need, at least in theory. But our politics has devolved into feudalism — those with privileges expand them in good time and keep them in bad times, whether they need them or not, deserve them or not.

If this is what government is, I want my money back. In particular, I want my federal money back — or my children’s federal money back, since they will be in no position to decide to fund transit instead of autos, because they will only be funding debt service.

]]> By: GRR http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62521 GRR Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:42:26 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62521 This is classic "please don't hurt me" liberalism at it's absolute worst. http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/2/3/114256/5535?source=rss All because she doesn't want to read some Inhofe quote in her press coverage tomorrow. This is classic “please don’t hurt me” liberalism at it’s absolute worst.
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/2/3/114256/5535?source=rss
All because she doesn’t want to read some Inhofe quote in her press coverage tomorrow.

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62517 ddartley Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:24:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62517 "The mailbox for . . . SENATOR GILLIBRAND'S OFFICE . . . is full. Goodbye." “The mailbox for . . . SENATOR GILLIBRAND’S OFFICE . . . is full. Goodbye.”

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62512 Mark Walker Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:46:23 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62512 Ah, I can't add. The last figure is $77 billion. A bargain! Ah, I can’t add. The last figure is $77 billion. A bargain!

]]> By: Mark Walker http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62511 Mark Walker Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:45:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62511 Let's look at the numbers: $29.6 billion: <a href="http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/26/2635.asp" rel="nofollow">gas tax revenue for 2008</a> $27 billion: new roads in current stimulus bill $50 billion: Boxer/Inhofe addition to above $87 billion: total for new roads if they get their way The last number is almost three times the first one. Wouldn't it make more sense to just triple the gas tax? Let’s look at the numbers:

$29.6 billion: gas tax revenue for 2008

$27 billion: new roads in current stimulus bill

$50 billion: Boxer/Inhofe addition to above

$87 billion: total for new roads if they get their way

The last number is almost three times the first one. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just triple the gas tax?

]]> By: Nathan http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/it-gets-worse-boxerinhofe-to-request-50b-more-for-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-62510 Nathan Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:05:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=5393#comment-62510 Does anyone else find it ironic that Senator Boxer is the same legislator that fought so hard for CA to be able to improve CAFE standards? Does anyone else find it ironic that Senator Boxer is the same legislator that fought so hard for CA to be able to improve CAFE standards?

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