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Car Culture & Suburban Sprawl: Why Americans Can’t Have Nice Things

The Financial Confessions

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The Negative Feedback Loop for Public Transit Funding

In 1950, there were only 25 million cars registered in the country. By 1960, that figure had more than doubled to like 67 million. And as you can see, this creates another negative feedback loop for public transit funding. Ultimately, you're taking tons of tax dollars being paid by everyone at every social class and then only benefiting people who can afford cars.

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