Houston Tomorrow
Research and discussion for citizens and decision makers
Topic – Subsidies
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Nuclear industry lobbies for new subsidies
Cost of reactor triples
As the cost of generating solar power is decreasing, the cost of new nuclear capacity is increasing, and the nuclear industry is lobbying for new subsidies.
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Pew report: highways are increasingly subsidized
Gas tax pays for just 51%
In 2007, user fees accounted for just 51 percent of all highway expenditures, down from 71 percent in the 1960s.
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Study: highways receive far more subsidies than transit
Gas tax only pays for 20%
The federal gas tax only pays for approximately 20% of the nation's highways, resulting in $30 billion in annual subsidies compared to $9 billion for transit.
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