whats tons? 24 billion for 2017?Farming industry receives tons of government subsidies.
Bullet trains between the major coastal cities, please.
I see your point now. How do you think we are trying to emulate other nations? I think the answer to that question will answer how it's funded, but you're right that it's almost never through local and state tax.Thats my point, you really do not have any high tax states -- compared to nations you are trying to emulate. Local income tax levels in the 20-25% (with no federal offset reduction) sales tax in the 15 -24 range. These countries do tax their middle to lower classes way more in countries your left want to emulate.
How do you sell that to the american people?
We have no fiscally responsible representation in government, hardly a reason to rejoice.
What the fuck?
Infrastructure is one of the few spending ideas that has bipartisan support.
The biggest issue with this infrastructure plan is it's completely unfunded, making it useless.
The second biggest issue is that when you spend money matters. Spending money on infrastructure during a recession does more for the economy than spending when unemployment is low. So yes, there's more support for infrastructure spending at some times.
Maybe take the time to read posts instead of diving into your reflexive "reeee criticism!", scrat.
whats tons? 24 billion for 2017?
its a trillion dollar industry.
relative to other federal spending i would say its non existent
whats tons? 24 billion for 2017?
its a trillion dollar industry.
relative to other federal spending i would say its non existent
the .9% figure is due to how its accountedhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2012.html
It represents 0.9% of the US economy.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2195.html
On a 19.36 trillion economy. So means its $174 billions.
The overall contribution of the agriculture sector to GDP is larger than this because sectors related to agriculture—forestry, fishing, and related activities; food, beverages, and tobacco products; textiles, apparel, and leather products; food and beverage stores; and food service, eating and drinking places—rely on agricultural inputs in order to contribute added value to the economy.
the .9% figure is due to how its accounted
the actual figure is about a trillion
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-produ...sentials/ag-and-food-sectors-and-the-economy/
NYC to D.C. bullet train would be incredible.
the study showed funding was roughly even between rural and urban, in only 2005, and admitted volatility in the figures for the future.Anyway
https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-wave...in-rural-america-goes-far-beyond-agriculture/
Rural America does votes against its own interests.
the study showed funding was roughly even between rural and urban, in only 2005, and admitted volatility in the figures for the future.
sounds not reliable imo.
Infrastructure is a necessary expense. We need to put a lot of money into the infrastructure of this country, no matter who is in office.