Patrick Colbeck: Increasing taxes is not the way to fix Michigan roads

Patrick Colbeck: Increasing taxes is not the way to fix Michigan roads | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "Those pushing for a tax hike promote statistics such as, “Michigan ranks last among the 50 states in per capita road expenditures.”
Funny thing about the per capita road spending statistic: 
Only the mafia prices out pavement contracts based on the number of bodies. 

Road construction projects are typically priced out according to the number of miles to be paved.
Michigan ranks 13th when it comes to how many dollars per mile we spend on our roads — 53% more per mile than the national average, according to the Reason Foundation.
Indiana spends roughly the same amount per mile on its roads as Michigan, and it is ranked No. 1 in pavement condition.
Michigan is ranked 43rd. 
Clearly, the solution to our transportation infrastructure woes needs to look at more than tax revenue."