>>1675809Think, anon, think.
How do you think the food grown by American Farmers gets to the people who pay for it? Whether it's Pork going to Taiwan or Almonds going to Seattle, the supply chains that keep American farms profitable have to pass through urban infrastructure, whether to distribution centers in American cities or to port facilities on the city outskirts to be sent downriver or abroad. Farmers might not use those roads but their produce sure does, and everyone down the line from farm to mouth benefits from reducing transit times. You're talking spoilage due to detours from dilapidated roads or delays from traffic jams by commuters who could have reduced traffic by taking trains, or money wasted keeping stuff in cold storage until those delayed orders arrive. All of those costs hurt farmers upstream, both in reduced demand and decreased price competitiveness compared to foreign goods.
