• Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      Pave it for what purpose with what money? No one wants to park in the middle of no where.

      There is a lot of rural land and it is worthless, that’s why they cannot fund themselves.

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        3 days ago

        No, they cannot fund themselves because of corruption, and lack of funding and will (and competent governance) to fix it.

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          3 days ago

          I maintain that there simply is not enough tax base for these areas to fund themselves but you’ve done a wonderful job moving the goal posts beyond anything the article is stating; they rely on federal funds to operate.

          What data do you have to back up corruption?

          Keep in mind there are far more small towns than large towns. As a ratio it seems unlikely that small towns are more likely to be corrupt than cities.

          The question then is what funds are they using to facilitate this corruption. My guess is federal and state funds because again, they lack the tax base.