I don' think it' as simple as rural vs city folks and certainly there is always room to improve the "non free market" spending. That doesn' mean we shouldn't build bridges and fund infrastructure that benefits everyone. Roads connect the rural to the city and so on....There is a should argument if its primarily benefitting city folk at the expense of rural towns.
These massive non free market projects rarely get divvied up evenly.
I think there could be alot of costs and benefits to it, historically would it be fair to say that federal infrastruture spending has been a success?
would those variables hold true today?
idk
All change starts at home, they say.
There is a should argument if its primarily benefitting city folk at the expense of rural towns.
These massive non free market projects rarely get divvied up evenly.
I think there could be alot of costs and benefits to it, historically would it be fair to say that federal infrastruture spending has been a success?
would those variables hold true today?
idk
Rural towns exist mainly due to federal spending to begin with.
So all he did is simply shift the tax burden from federal to State, and instead of saving the average American money, he is making them pay more with the upcoming fee increases. Bait and switch.Want to "keep" the campaign promise to fix the infrastructure? Also want to cut federal taxes for the wealthy? How can it be done?
Simple: make states pay.
Such genius, so finance.
Details of the long awaited infrastructure plan are here.
What does it boil down to? An unfunded mandate.
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/11/5849...long-awaited-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan
Ah yes the old not actually obama but just obama routine. Because trump. Knew it.He couldn't because back then the GOP really, Really, REALLY cared about the deficit.
See: "Rural Electrification Act of 1936"
Obama's stimulus was not an unfunded mandate. This is.How did obama pay for his
Want to "keep" the campaign promise to fix the infrastructure? Also want to cut federal taxes for the wealthy? How can it be done?
Simple: make states pay.
Such genius, so finance.
Details of the long awaited infrastructure plan are here.
What does it boil down to? An unfunded mandate.
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/11/5849...long-awaited-1-5-trillion-infrastructure-plan
In this forum? I don't think so.It sounds customarily stupid.
And if Barack Obama was for the same kind of say stimulus package a lot of those decrying this action would be lining up to pay tribute to the package.
Are you discounting the farming industry a bit here?
i wouldnt be surprised to see rural towns more dependant on food stamps in recent years , but the hundreds of billions worth of cattle corn soy pork ect isnt produced in your local represenatives office.
It sounds customarily stupid.
And if Barack Obama was for the same kind of say stimulus package a lot of those decrying this action would be lining up to pay tribute to the package.
Well, infrastructure is not a new issue and it's not something Obama considered too pressing. On one hand you gotta hand it to Trump for acknowledging the problem, on the other he's doing little more than slightly raising awareness to the issue.If Barack Obama was this stupid people would defend him? thats your argument?
Not true. Obama faced massive political opposition which prevented infrastructure spending.Well, infrastructure is not a new issue and it's not something Obama considered too pressing. On one hand you gotta hand it to Trump for acknowledging the problem, on the other he's doing little more than slightly raising awareness to the issue.