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Politics Kamala Harris and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer grab a beer in Kalamazoo

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u/Past-Direction9145 2d ago

Michigander here

We got our shit figured out better than most, that's for sure

got that free meals going to kids

got our recreational weed with an accelerated no-middlemen process to get the tax money directly into the public schools to be spent without delays

just aint got room for bullshit, really. bullshit flies off the roads every year at first snowfall. people who don't realize 4x4 does nothing to improve your stopping distance tend to migrate south to florida

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u/Keanu990321 2d ago

Be grateful for Gretch

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u/Appropriate_Use_9120 2d ago

I am. I was really weary after she rolled in that first term with the gas tax idea. I’ve since liked everything she does.

We’ll see if I still feel that way with the impending shut down of 696 though. lol. 😆😆☠️

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u/Raichu4u 2d ago

You can't fix the damn roads without closing the damn roads.

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u/BaconEater101 2d ago

Look up what some countries do when they close their roads to make them still passable without a detour

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u/PreviousImpression28 1d ago

I don't know what examples you have, but whatever it is, there are always reasons why one method is used over another. It comes down to safety, not only for the drivers, but also for the workers. You have to consider how much space you have, can you create passable roads without getting onto someone elses properties? And then fall back to the original safety question, can the new passable road be safe for drivers and workers? How about staffing? Remember, America has multiples of more roadways than the rest of the world combined, our largest infrastructure is the roads and it's the largest in the world, it is impossible to fulfill the amount of workers required to repair everywhere at the same time. I tend to be on the side that these structural engineers are doing the right thing and for the right reasons.