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submitted 9 months ago by deadbeef79000 to c/politics

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Councils in cyclone-hit regions staring down a decade-long roading recovery say they simply cannot afford it.

Emphasis mine.

The duration of the remedial works is the problem more than the cost.

If it takes a decade to recover from an event that is likely to reoccurr more frequently then it's a losing game.

It's a shame that local and central government in NZ just can't/won't maintain infrastructure.

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[–] Viper_NZ 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

We can afford it, we've just decided as a country that landlord taxcuts and untaxed capital gains are more important.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

Capitalism is a funnel.

[–] TagMeInSkipIGotThis 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And specifically for roads, light vehicles (cars, utes) can only subsidise the damage heavy freight does so much before folks start to notice.