http://news.michiganradio.org/post/raising-gas-taxes

"... I spent last week in England and Scotland, where gas costs more than eight dollars a gallon. That would give people heart failure here. But I didn’t see a single pothole or crumbling bridge. I didn’t see a single car belching smoke or missing fenders, either; they have strict laws about that sort of thing. The British support something else with their tax dollars: A wonderful, efficient and affordable public transportation system. I took a four hundred mile train trip one day and was able to read, nap and access the internet..."


Meanwhile, we're starting to look like a third world country with our bridges falling down. Why do Americans appear to wait until catastrophe hits before doing anything?