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Why is the U.S. unwilling to pay for good public transportation?

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imageMaintenance has been pushed off so much that the D.C. Metro needs to shut lines down for months for repairs.momentsnotice/flickr, CC BY

Officials in Washington, D.C. said this week they may have to shut down portions of the Metro subway system for months because its piecemeal approach to maintenance is no longer sufficient.

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