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By now, we've read about the tragedy of the bridge collapsing in Minnesota. For several years, there have been many news articles about our infrastructure being badly in need of repairs. Our older areas have old bridges, tunnels, sewers, and so on. The cost of bringing these things up to standard is probably astronomical. I think taxes will have to be raised to address these problems.
How will we come up with the $1.6 trillion to restore our infrastructure?
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By now, we've read about the tragedy of the bridge collapsing in Minnesota. For several years, there have been many new articles about our infrastructure being badly in need of repairs. Our older areas have old bridges, tunnels, sewers, and so on. The cost of bringing these things up to standard is probably astronomical. I think taxes will have to be raised to address these problems.
By now, we've read about the tragedy of the bridge collapsing in Minnesota. For several years, there have been many new articles about our infrastructure being badly in need of repairs. Our older areas have old bridges, tunnels, sewers, and so on. The cost of bringing these things up to standard is probably astronomical. I think taxes will have to be raised to address these problems.
How will we come up with the $1.6 trillion to restore our infrastructure?
Wasn't that the cost of the Big Dig alone Seriously though, I was watching MSNBC this morning and they made the point that repairing these are usually low priority in a lot of municipalities. Put a new civic center, shopping mall or sports stadium up to a vote and see how far down the ladder fixing a bridge goes.
Wasn't that the cost of the Big Dig alone Seriously though, I was watching MSNBC this morning and they made the point that repairing these are usually low priority in a lot of municipalities. Put a new civic center, shopping mall or sports stadium up to a vote and see how far down the ladder fixing a bridge goes.
It's a big problem. I have walked across the Longfellow Bridge, from Cambridge to Beacon Hill. That Bridge is a wreck, with some of the railings practically rusted through and parts of the sidewalk in bad disrepair, and one gets the feeling that it's not a good bridge for supporting trucks, cars, and the Red Line. Boston has been talking about repairing it for years, but maybe the tragedy in Minnesota will be a wake up call. At any rate, this is the perfect kind of issue for the Boston Herald. I hope they start a series on our crumbling infrastructure. I do think that to address our infrastructure will require a substantial tax increase, and the longer we wait, the greater the increase.
Roads, bridges and stuff, isn't that what the gas tax is supposed to pay for ? Regardless, you guys in Boston, or wherever, can feel free to pay for it how you like - my federal dollars shouldn't be going towards it.
I'm sure it is a big problem. And now after the totally indefensible rip-off debacle of the Big Dig fiasco, I'm sure that people in the Boston area are scared shirtless about committing money to any more infrastructure improvement "proposals". I sincerely hope the goose that layed the golden egg has not been eaten for dinner already.
1) Liberal says "we need to raise taxes to provide support for our failing infrastructure."
2) General population responds "we don't like tax raises, but this is certainly a good idea worth funding."
3) Taxes are raised, much revenue gets generated.
4) Over the next few years a few minor, cosmetic repairs are made but the vast majority of the new revenue is swallowed up by the bureaucracy and the corrupt unions.
5) Liberal says "we need to raise taxes to provide support for our failing infrastructure."
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Seriously though, I was watching MSNBC this morning and they made the point that repairing these are usually low priority in a lot of municipalities. Put a new civic center, shopping mall or sports stadium up to a vote and see how far down the ladder fixing a bridge goes.
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