| ▲ | mmooss 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
> The federal government costs about $19 billion per day to operate based on an annual budget of roughly $7 trillion. $7 trillion is not operating expenses. Much goes into assets that are retained decades or more. The Interstate Highway System isn't an operating expense. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | craftkiller 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Every mile of road is an operating expense. Looking at a report from NY state: > Based on aggregate highway spending reported in 2009, the average statewide cost of maintaining a lane mile was $13,841. source (pdf): https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/p... | |||||||||||||||||
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