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This state of disrepair is the immediate result of state, local and federal reductions in spending on road maintenance. But tight budgets are themselves a symptom, rather than the ultimate cause of the problem. Our commonwealth is facing a broader problem than potholes. Pitted, crumbling roadways are just one of the more obvious and irritating symptoms of a misguided political attitude towards government and its functions.
Fixing potholes is what we have governments for. That, and lots of other things, like rescuing people from hurricanes, putting out fires, catching criminals, installing streetlights, educating children, making sure our food and medicines are safe, judging disputes, and a thousand other essential tasks we rely on but can’t do ourselves. If we want our roads fixed, well have to pay for it.
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