Reporters should either read what they write, clarify it or at least understand it. From WRAL this morning on Easley freezing gas tax increases and calling on federal investigations of oil companies. Funny, he isn’t calling for any investigations of corrupt leadership.
The cost of highway construction and maintenance has nearly doubled over the past two years. Asphalt is a petroleum-based product, and its price increases as the price of oil increases. Today it costs an average of $4.4 million to pave a mile of four-lane interstate highway compared with $3.4 million two years ago.
How exactly does going from $3.4 million/mile to $4.4 million/mile mean DOUBLING IN TWO YEARS???
