America’s infrastructure is like a house where the carpets are worn, the shower is leaking, and cracks in the wall let through the winter winds. The average age of U.S. highways and streets now stands at about 28 years, almost double the average age fifty years ago. (That figure factors in the amount spent on repairs and upgrading).
To avoid the U.S. becoming a shabby nation, Congress should act on raising the gas tax. By itself, that won’t solve America’s infrastructure woes. But at least we can patch the biggest cracks.
