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Friday Funny - Socialized Highways

Posted by: Tim Halbur

25 December 2009 - 1:00pm

Americans are shocked to discover that the country's highways are subsidized by Big Government at the taxpayer's expense.

From THE BEAST:""If we rely on the government to build our roads, we'll all be waiting in line for seven years, just to enter an onramp!" shouted one man, holding a sign reading "A Road Is A Road To Socialism Road". "Well, I said no to socialism transportation, and to date, I've built over 14 feet of my own road that I can travel on, tax free."

Critics of the Interstate say that opening the entire system up to the free market would allow a few large corporations to control the nation's transportation grid, which they would profit from by charging high tolls to people with pre-existing crappy cars."

Full Story: Americans Outraged at Sudden Realization Interstate Highways Are Government-Run
Source: The Beast, December 23, 2009
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