Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

Maumee-Issues t1_jd9ugr9 wrote

Yeah. I mean roads are still underfunded in each of those states (general nationally). The gas tax only covers about half (if not less) of road repair costs, and that's with us already under funding repairs. This also ignores pa pulling money out of the gas fund too.

Generally I just think it's difficult for states to raise the gas tax politically, but those states find money in other ways. It isn't just the gas tax. Also I just don't like the gas tax, pay by mileage would be much better. As long as we find away to repair (or reduce) our roads.

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ThankMrBernke t1_jd9slsw wrote

I wouldn't necessarily recommend an English, Philosophy, Communications, etc degree to anybody, but they're generally fairly cheap programs to run. They don't require expensive lab space or professors with high salary requirements because you've got to hire then away from the private sector. They're generally profit centers for the university that end up subsidizing the math-ier subjects.

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