As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
Re: As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
by Philly » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:50 am
I blame Obama. Seriously. Why was this not the centerpiece of the stimulus package?
go ahead. keep screaming "Shut The f**k Up " at me. it only makes my opinions Worse
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Re: As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
by Professor » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:51 am
That last point is what stumps me, Indy. Who would oppose it? Who would oppose a politician saying, "We're pulling out of Iraq/Afghanistan, and using all that money to fix our roads/bridges/etc." I forget what I researched about this years ago, but I think that we're spending enough over there to totally fix our infrastructure in something like 5-10 years. But, someone check my math on that.
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Re: As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
by Philly » Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:54 am
go ahead. keep screaming "Shut The f**k Up " at me. it only makes my opinions Worse
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Re: As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
by Philly » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:50 am
I think it was pretty predictable, whether you buy into Keynesian economics or not, that being half a Keynesian wasn't going to remedy a major economic downturn. Obama has typically not had the cooperation from Congress to be able to do much but when he came in with a 75% approval rating and super majority, that stimulus was really his call and he did a very meh job.
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Re: As Our Infrastructure Crumbles, Gov't Does Nothing
by Mr. Shaman » Mon Nov 24, 2014 12:06 pm
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