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[–] 26 points 6 days ago (7 children)

while biking doesnt need fuel subsidies, paved roads are quite nice.

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  • [–] 12 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    I don't know about anywhere else, but in the UK, most roads are paid for from general taxation.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    Which is a subsidy.

    It's also why we say that cars are heavily subsidized: road maintenance, parking spaces, large bridges... all costs that would be significantly down if urban areas were organized around public transit and active transit.

    Car infrastructure is a cost paid by all for the benefit of only a part of society.

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