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		ffumarola on May 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are Your Taxes Paying for the Cost of Your Street? CPI from 2003 to 2016 would bring that $8 up to $10.35, FWIW. And then, as you mentioned, road quality may come in to play. As would labor costs and other factors.

fraserharris on May 5, 2016 [–]

And that doesn't incorporate the government administration cost, which the author's number includes (by taking the actual city budget).

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