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In Reply to: No he doesn't posted by Dave_K on April 1, 2021 at 14:48:53:
The other problem is that there's a lot of pork that isn't about infrastructure.
The right thing to do is up the gas tax to cover infrastructure, like Eisenhower did. And charge EVs a road tax since they don't pay for gas.
-Rod
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - The biggest federal investment program since Eisenhower's interstate highway system - B. Scarpia 05:00:18 04/1/21 (88)
- Not remotely enough to improve anything - RGA 21:39:41 04/4/21 (0)
- U.S. is falling apart at the seams - Jay Buridan 16:13:04 04/1/21 (0)
- As I recall, another Administration was supposed to kickoff a huge infrastructure program - AbeCollins 10:22:19 04/1/21 (3)
- Well there's lots of public support for these kinds of things - Goober58 11:42:56 04/1/21 (0)
- Yes, a campaign talking point. Not much heard about it post-vote. - free.ranger 11:41:35 04/1/21 (0)
- And not too long ago. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:32:18 04/1/21 (0)
- The last two... - Steve O 07:27:49 04/1/21 (6)
- RE: The last two... - dark_dave56 02:51:37 04/2/21 (1)
- But... - Steve O 05:32:48 04/2/21 (0)
- RE: The last two... - pictureguy 11:37:04 04/1/21 (3)
- Yeah, let's screw the environment, workers! All those costs apply in all - tinear 12:14:20 04/1/21 (2)
- "All those costs apply in all developed nations" - Dave_K 14:57:56 04/1/21 (0)
- RE: Yeah, let's screw the environment, workers! All those costs apply in all - pictureguy 12:23:01 04/1/21 (0)
- Some read, hear, and obviously believe a lot of bull. - tinear 06:13:26 04/1/21 (10)
- RE: What's the bull? We're all breathless (nt) - B. Scarpia 06:43:05 04/1/21 (4)
- The bull is your mischaracterization of the spending. Be honest and share your source, we know - tinear 07:51:42 04/1/21 (3)
- RE: Oh shit! I replied to one of your rants. My bad. - B. Scarpia 08:40:17 04/1/21 (2)
- LOL! Sometimes it is hard to resist.... - TWB 09:02:12 04/1/21 (1)
- I'm saving that. nt - free.ranger 10:37:28 04/1/21 (0)
- I wish Trudeau would propose a plan this forward looking... - Jim Pearce 06:32:25 04/1/21 (4)
- If you really wanna raise all boats, ya gotta have broadband access for the poor. nt - tinear 06:34:37 04/1/21 (3)
- especially rural tin... - Jim Pearce 06:54:28 04/1/21 (2)
- Race divides more, it cuts across economic similarities. nt - tinear 07:52:39 04/1/21 (1)
- money ruins everything - Goober58 11:21:19 04/1/21 (0)
- I'm in favor of it all, with a caveat. - ghost of olddude55 05:10:00 04/1/21 (63)
- My link specifies a lot spent on repairing 20,000 miles of existing: where did your - tinear 06:17:10 04/1/21 (1)
- I'll admit... - ghost of olddude55 08:23:08 04/1/21 (0)
- RE: I'm in favor of it all, with a caveat. - RGA 06:08:03 04/1/21 (5)
- Why is it always about rail? - Dave_K 12:59:22 04/1/21 (3)
- RE: Why is it always about rail? - RGA 16:00:56 04/1/21 (2)
- RE: Why is it always about rail? - Dave_K 07:53:43 04/2/21 (1)
- RE: Why is it always about rail? - RGA 16:00:30 04/2/21 (0)
- Posted below... - ghost of olddude55 06:14:45 04/1/21 (0)
- Repair the roads into - G Squared 05:49:36 04/1/21 (54)
- PA has spend hundreds of millions on "upgrades" - ghost of olddude55 05:54:34 04/1/21 (53)
- RE: PA has spend hundreds of millions on "upgrades" - mg16 06:03:59 04/1/21 (52)
- Somebody posted here a few days ago... - ghost of olddude55 06:13:31 04/1/21 (51)
- Hmmm - E-Stat 15:52:55 04/1/21 (4)
- Yes, but not all the way home. - ghost of olddude55 05:23:29 04/2/21 (3)
- Rapid transit works where it works - E-Stat 06:08:54 04/2/21 (2)
- Maybe you can verify this... - ghost of olddude55 07:19:12 04/2/21 (1)
- RE: Maybe you can verify this... - E-Stat 07:24:08 04/2/21 (0)
- +1. And, by the way, - tinear 06:18:43 04/1/21 (45)
- Without getting too deep into it... - ghost of olddude55 08:10:59 04/1/21 (44)
- Get serious. Biden pays for it with tax increases on corporations. - Rick W 12:04:52 04/1/21 (33)
- No he doesn't - Dave_K 14:48:53 04/1/21 (9)
- RE: No he doesn't - RGA 06:07:45 04/3/21 (0)
- RE: No he doesn't - Rod M 04/1/2117:18:00 04/1/21 (2)
- Agree, but it wouldn't pass - Dave_K 09:40:26 04/2/21 (0)
- Well stated -nt - E-Stat 18:23:37 04/1/21 (0)
- Yeah, on the well off, unlike Don/Mitch. nt - Rick W 17:07:53 04/1/21 (0)
- RE: No he doesn't - E-Stat 15:57:14 04/1/21 (0)
- I think there is an income tax increase... - ghost of olddude55 15:11:51 04/1/21 (2)
- Not in this proposal - Dave_K 15:24:11 04/1/21 (1)
- In all honesty, I don't expect it'll pass, let alone be paid for. - ghost of olddude55 05:19:52 04/2/21 (0)
- Seriously? - ghost of olddude55 12:33:49 04/1/21 (22)
- And how would he have paid for it? nt - Rick W 13:00:26 04/1/21 (21)
- Probably OPM - ghost of olddude55 13:19:07 04/1/21 (20)
- There are actually folks - E-Stat 13:45:11 04/1/21 (16)
- For those interested do some googling about Tax Foundation. nt - Rick W 14:52:31 04/1/21 (14)
- It must be a real bummer - E-Stat 15:48:12 04/1/21 (13)
- Sure doesn't conflict with your bogus trickle down bs. - Rick W 17:33:35 04/1/21 (12)
- Welcome to trickle up poverty.... - Rod M 20:28:57 04/1/21 (4)
- What this shows is revenues steadily increased under Obama who did NOT - tinear 09:41:30 04/2/21 (1)
- More importantly.. - E-Stat 13:36:54 04/2/21 (0)
- Some folks will never accept the truth -nt - E-Stat 07:41:54 04/2/21 (0)
- Typical right wing mantra. - Rick W 06:52:29 04/2/21 (0)
- Ok - E-Stat 18:22:05 04/1/21 (4)
- Your porfolio grew under Dem preidents including Obama - Rick W 06:21:24 04/2/21 (3)
- At half the rate of the past four years -nt - E-Stat 06:24:52 04/2/21 (2)
- Blind nt - Rick W 06:28:23 04/2/21 (1)
- The retirement account statements speak for themselves :) - E-Stat 06:31:37 04/2/21 (0)
- RE: Sure doesn't conflict with your bogus trickle down bs. - pictureguy 17:57:42 04/1/21 (0)
- RE: Sure doesn't conflict with your bogus trickle down bs. - b.l.zeebub 17:48:11 04/1/21 (0)
- Unless and until Senate rules are changed... - ghost of olddude55 14:09:36 04/1/21 (0)
- Sillier and sillier. - Rick W 13:43:22 04/1/21 (2)
- RE: Sillier and sillier. - ghost of olddude55 14:08:35 04/1/21 (1)
- There's a four-letter word for complete, blind, unswerving... - MWE 15:01:48 04/1/21 (0)
- The bill already passed had zero Republican support. - tinear 08:38:31 04/1/21 (3)
- Well, of course it did. - ghost of olddude55 09:05:06 04/1/21 (2)
- You do realize it's one Senator that's keeping the filibuster in place? And you do know what state he's from? - tinear 12:18:40 04/1/21 (1)
- Considering that no votes have been taken... - ghost of olddude55 12:35:30 04/1/21 (0)
- What is it about the filibuster... - Steve O 08:34:07 04/1/21 (5)
- It's too easy... - ghost of olddude55 09:08:19 04/1/21 (4)
- I get that but... - Steve O 14:50:43 04/1/21 (1)
- I agree with you but it takes a lot of voters... - ghost of olddude55 15:09:30 04/1/21 (0)
- So what, you don't think Mitch and Co. obstructed most of Obama's agenda? - tinear 12:32:22 04/1/21 (1)
- Didn't have to be that way. - ghost of olddude55 12:38:24 04/1/21 (0)
Follow Ups
- RE: No he doesn't - Rod M 04/1/2117:18:00 04/1/21 (2)
- Agree, but it wouldn't pass - Dave_K 09:40:26 04/2/21 (0)
- Well stated -nt - E-Stat 18:23:37 04/1/21 (0)