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America’s Half-Funded Highway System
The Highway Trust Fund brings in roughly $45 billion a year and spends closer to $80 billion. Congress keeps the system running by borrowing the difference and moving that money into a program still treated as if road us...
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America’s Half-Funded Highway System is an episode from The Strong Towns Podcast by Strong Towns. The Highway Trust Fund brings in roughly $45 billion a year and spends closer to $80 billion. Congress keeps the system running by borrowing t...
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Published Jul 27, 2026, 52:22 long, audio available.
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