Biden’s farcical infrastructure bill
Posted By: Dreadnought, 3/31/2021 11:34:12 PM
There is widespread support for using federal money to improve the nation’s infrastructure. Donald Trump favored doing so, but never put forth legislation. Now, Joe Biden has unveiled an infrastructure bill of sorts. Unfortunately, his proposal is so bad that even the Washington Post has noticed. The first problem with Biden’s bill is that it isn’t much about infrastructure. The Post reports: Many economic experts agree that significant investments in roads, bridges and other infrastructure is necessary for the country’s long-term health, and spending when interest rates are this low is a wise idea. But some were surprised to see that only about 5 percent of the bill
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2) Laws are not necessarily binding
When toting guns in high school was cool
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'The cruelty is the point'
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Biden’s farcical infrastructure bill
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There is widespread support for using federal money to improve the nation’s infrastructure. Donald Trump favored doing so, but never put forth legislation.
Now, Joe Biden has unveiled an infrastructure bill of sorts. Unfortunately, his proposal is so bad that even the Washington Post has noticed.
The first problem with Biden’s bill is that it isn’t much about infrastructure. The Post reports:
Many economic experts agree that significant investments in roads, bridges and other infrastructure is necessary for the country’s long-term health, and spending when interest rates are this low is a wise idea. But some were surprised to see that only about 5 percent of the bill
NYT: Say, It Sure Looks Like Democrats Are
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Starting To “Quietly” Splinter On “Voting
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feeling the loss of police
funding as murders, other
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feeling the loss of police
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