Politico: Candidates steer clear of transportation before Iowa

[EriktheRed]

Not a big fan of Politico, personally, but found this to be interesting:

Candidates steer clear of transportation before Iowa

Though the words “crumbling infrastructure” have become almost cliché in the American lexicon, candidates’ websites are barren of transportation plans, save for expansion of domestic energy production. Only Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) delves into infrastructure policy at all in his Web platform, proposing to privatize the FAA, abolish TSA and halve the Department of Transportation’s budget. DOT should consider itself lucky it’s not one of the five departments Paul would eliminate as president.

So why don't the other guys want to talk about trans and infrastructure?

 

[occupied]

To do so would mean that they will commit to spending money for the benefit of all Americans and we just can't have that. It isn't going to get any cheaper to repair/upgrade our roads, bridges, power grid and so forth but it almost seems like they are waiting for a sale.

 

[bodecea]

To do so would mean that they will commit to spending money for the benefit of all Americans and we just can't have that. It isn't going to get any cheaper to repair/upgrade our roads, bridges, power grid and so forth but it almost seems like they are waiting for a sale.

Or for a few more bridges to collapse.

 

[occupied]

The real reason is that a comprehensive program of road construction and grid upgrades would look a hell of a lot like a commie stimulus program and cost several times more. Americans are just not worth the trouble anymore.