https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/04/16/why-your-highway-has-potholes-the-government-spends-too-much-on-mass-transit/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:17:48 -0400<![CDATA[In a typical year only about 65 cents of every gas tax dollar is spent on roads and highways. The rest is intercepted by the public transit lobby and Congressional earmarkers. Then there are the union wages that pad the cost of all federal projects. The New York Times reported in 2010 that 8,074 Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees made $100,000 or more in 2009 even as the system loses money.]]>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:45:57 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/04/16/why-your-highway-has-potholes-the-government-spends-too-much-on-mass-transit-n91686