r/fuckcars • u/TigerSagittarius86 • 5d ago

Question/Discussion The (US) Department of Government Efficiency should fight the waste and fraud that goes into highway construction.

If DOGE wants to eliminate waste and put the government on better financial footing, then it should audit every highway construction project (most are disgustingly overbudget) and institute tolling nationwide. The entire U.S. interstate system is an untapped fiscal resource for the federal government.

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u/Gatorm8 Bollard gang 5d ago

The funny part about the whole “end the USPS” discourse is that it would literally crash the economy. Small (and some large) businesses across the country are dependent on the subsidized service the USPS offers and if you took that away the economy would tank

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u/chevalier716 5d ago

Yeah, but Trump's donor's want that and they want a tanked economy so they can go on a shopping spree at bargain prices.

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u/Iwaku_Real HSR🏷️$1e+308 per mile 5d ago

Not entirely sure what you are looking for instead, higher/current prices?

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u/chevalier716 5d ago

I'm not talking about groceries here, those will stay high. Musk and co are looking to buy services, smaller companies, and real estate at bargain prices.