Bad Roads & High Oil Prices - A Solution?

I think I may have hit upon a solution to the plight of our poor roads and the obscene profits the oil companies are grabbing.

Since many roads that are turning to gravel are constructed of asphalt (an oil-based product), instead of taxing the petroleum barons, why not take their profits in the form of oil and give it to a new government entity that would be responsible for improving our roads.

This new department would have the authority to distribute the oil to asphalt producers, who in turn would have to re-pave all the crumbling road surfaces they did a poor job on in the first place (due to the 'low bid' process).

I would call this new bureaucracy the Asphalt Supply System.

The czar of this newly created cabinet position would have the title of Head, Asphalt Supply System . . . . or Head A.S.S.

If any thought is put into the nomination of this individual, it might be smart to make sure his/her name is NOT "Jack" or "Jaq" otherwise the media could call the new boss . . . Jack A.S.S.

The money would pour out of a spigot (hole) directly to the asphalt manufacturers. It would be nicknamed "The A.S.S. Hole."

If the project does not function well, it could end up being 'the butt of all jokes.'

I think it would be appropriate if this solution would be linked to the legacy of our current federal administration.

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