Comments on: High Gasoline Prices in Minnesota will Cause More Road Repairs! https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/27/high-gasoline-prices-in-minnesota-will-cause-more-road-repairs/ Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Woof https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/27/high-gasoline-prices-in-minnesota-will-cause-more-road-repairs/#comment-14258 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:37:14 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2807#comment-14258 Higher gas prices -> less driving (at least a bit) -> less wear & tear on the roads -> good thing.

BUT

It’s not unusual for the budget for road repair to be based on tax revenue from gas sales, and that tax is per gallon, not per dollar.

SO

Higher gas prices -> less gas sold -> less gas tax revenue -> lower budget for road repair -> bad thing.

Or am I being Captain Obvious again?

]]> By: Caravelle https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/27/high-gasoline-prices-in-minnesota-will-cause-more-road-repairs/#comment-14257 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:53:03 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2807#comment-14257 Well… is asphalt made from some kind of petroleum product ?

]]> By: Ace of Sevens https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/03/27/high-gasoline-prices-in-minnesota-will-cause-more-road-repairs/#comment-14256 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:09:27 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=2807#comment-14256 They wrote “effect,” not “affect.” This should mean that gas prices will cause road repairs.

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