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Originally Posted by Chris
Does it have to pay for itself? Does the road network pay for itself? The point of State-sponsored infrastructure developments is their wider enabling effect on the economy, not that they should be profitable in and of themselves.
I'm not certain that a convincing argument has been made that spending money on HS2 means not spending it on the existing WCML.
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i think the road network probably does pay for itself chris its often stated the amount collected in road tax exceeds that spent on the roads by some so it goes without saying some is filtered into general taxation pot.
Yes chris i agree with state sponsered infrastruture where a case has been made without exception,i just think in HS2s case it has not been made just why is it so desperately needed.
Its going to be out of range of most ordinary folk and will business users make the required use its hard to tell.