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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
I don't see it as 'less funds the highway' but more like switch the focus from 'expanding the highway' to 'maintaining the existing highway, and now expand the public transit'.

And yeah, i agree that cars are sometimes better and cheaper for long haul travel, either to work or for vacation, but really since moving to Europe, and how moving around the city with public transit is actually more convenient than with cars (there's a lot of car restrictions and one way lane here) while still having one of the best highway system (ehm, autobahn), i just think North America could do it as well.
gpt
You missed the part about the ruralites. Nobody disagrees with public transit in cities. But often ruralites aren’t in areas where public transit is feasible and would be ineffective based on low population density.