Facts, if they are truly facts, are never disputed by me. Which facts are important, I'll most certainly have an opinion on. You really were making a bunch of broad statements that didn't mean much, and you offered little explanation. For example, I'll assert that there is not a direct relationship between how and why roads deteriorate and become damaged, and what needs to be done to repair them and how that repair is paid for. Really, they are two separate issues, and you conflated them as to be the same issue. Quite simply, the reason roads deteriorate has absolutely nothing to do with tax rates.