Infrastructure Questions

[Oddball]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

its not a federal issue,,
each state is responsible for their own infrastructure,,

So wealthier states get upgraded infrastructure and West VA and Alabama get shit?

Quit pretending that you give a hoot in hell about WV and AL....We know that you don't.

Actually I care about the nation as a whole. Stop projecting

You don't give a flying fuck about anyone but yourself and your sick fascist party.

 

[eddiew37]

Republicans against America
Jobs report adds to Biden momentum

A stellar March jobs report is helping President Biden make his case for a major investment in U.S. infrastructure funded by corporate tax hikes.
Accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations, easing restrictions and growing confidence fueled a remarkable surge in hiring in March, the Labor Department reported Friday, helping the U.S. add 916,000 jobs last month and push the jobless rate down 0.2 percentage points.
The growing strength of the economy is sorely needed for millions of Americans who are still struggling to get by more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s also a significant political asset for Biden as he fends off Republican criticism of the next stage of his economic agenda.
GOP lawmakers have ripped Biden for proposing a series of corporate tax hikes to fund the $2.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, dubbed the American Jobs Plan. While Republicans are usually opposed to raising taxes in any context, they’ve argued that doing so now will undercut the recovery from the pandemic.
The exceptional March jobs gain, however, gives Biden and Democrats a boost as they push to kick the recovery into another gear.
“It's a once-in-a-generation investment in our economic future — a chance to win the future, paid for by asking big corporations, many of which do not pay any taxes at all, just to begin to pay their fair share,” Biden said Friday.
“Asking corporate America just to pay their fair share will not slow the economy at all. It will make the economy function better and will create more energy.”
After shepherding a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through Congress, Biden is looking to cement a rapid recovery from the pandemic-driven recession and permanently lift the long-term trajectory of the U.S. economy with an eight-year building spree.
Biden’s proposal, released Wednesday, would fund projects to repair 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, expand broadband access to rural and underserved communities, and replace all of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines. It also includes investments in research, development and manufacturing, affordable housing, climate resilience, and access to home and community-based care.
“I think we were in a decent place in the past, but I think the pandemic has really ripped the bandage off all the scars that we've been hiding for decades,” said Jane Oates, a former Obama Labor Department official who serves as president of non-profit WorkingNation.
“Building back better would be looking at people for what they can do, the skills they have, rather than looking at just where they had the privilege of attending school,” she said. “People and families who are out of work or working below the level they were working in February of last year—do we leave them out and wait and hope that everything will be okay?”
While some Republicans say they’re interested in aspects of Biden’s plan, its size, expansive scope and the tax hikes that would cover its cost make it a non-starter for GOP lawmakers.
The measure can still pass through budget reconciliation without any GOP support if Democrats are united on the measure.
But Democrats can afford barely any defections in the House and none in the Senate, and Republican lawmakers and conservative groups are reminding voters of the tax hikes in seeking to make centrist Democrats pull support for the measure.
“With lockdowns easing and vaccine distribution ramping up, small businesses are reopening and consumer demand is surging. However, the long-term economic outlook remains murky,” said Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network, a conservstive non-profit campaigning against Biden’s proposal.
“Biden’s tax plan is a dagger in the heart of small businesses who are finally getting breathing room after one of the toughest years in history.”
Most economists, however, expect the U.S. economy to accelerate even faster as COVID-19 vaccinations increase and funding from Biden’s relief plan fuels further growth. The surveys used to calculate the March jobs report took place the week Biden signed the bill and before any new aid was disbursed.
Orin Klachkin and Gregory Daco of Oxford Economics said in a Friday analysis that the U.S. is on track to add more than 6 million more jobs this year.
“Looking ahead, the labor market is poised for an impressive run as expanding vaccine distribution, more reopenings, and fiscal stimulus drive a hiring surge,” they wrote.
Even so, the U.S would still be down more than 2 million jobs from pre-pandemic levels, and there are still roughly 4 million people who left the labor force because of COVID-19 with no clear path back in.
Biden administration officials say the long road to a full recovery and the deeply unequal impact of the pandemic makes passage of the American Jobs Plan even more urgent.

Janelle Jones, chief economist at the Labor Department, cited the increase in the unemployment rate for Asian Americans from 5.1 percent to 6 percent in March.

“And the rates for Black and Hispanic workers remain high,” she wrote in a Friday analysis. “At the same time, the average duration of unemployment increased by two weeks. We’ll need a tight labor market to get them back to work.

 

[Oddball]

The increases in employment are primarily from business opening back up after the asinine lockdowns.

Printing up trillions of dollars doesn't create any jobs.

 

[MisterBeale]

There is a good piece on driver-less cars in the podcast.. . . .



Here are the links;

Story #1: Self-Driving Cars Will Stop For Police, Roll Down Your Windows, Unlock Your Doors

Autonomous Vehicles Will Automatically Stop For Police, Roll Down Their Windows And Unlock Their Doors

“Autonomous Vehicles: Expert Panel Lists Top Needs for Law Enforcement as the Dawn of Driverless Roads Inches Closer”

Autonomous Vehicles: Expert Panel Lists Top Needs for Law Enforcement as the Dawn of Driverless Roads Inches Closer

Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona, Where Robots Roam

https://archive.is/wFRnD

Tesla Driver Who Died In ‘Autopilot’ Crash Was Playing On Phone, Inquiry Finds

https://archive.ph/y8INj

“Driverless” Search on Corbett Report

Search Results driverless : The Corbett Report

Kia’s Driverless Future! – #PropagandaWatch

Kia’s Driverless Future! – #PropagandaWatch : The Corbett Report

Car Insurance Horror: Wearing A Face Mask While Driving Can See Policies Invalidated

Car insurance horror: Wearing a face mask while driving can see policies invalidated

CDC: Drivers Should Not Wear Masks While Driving

CDC: Drivers Should Not Wear Masks While Driving

 

[bripat9643]

We get the same sad arguments every time whether it’s the Obama Stimulus Bill or Covid relief or this infrastructure bill.

It gets old

Only 5% of Biden's socalled "infrastructure bill" actually goes to pay for infrastructure. The rest of it is welfare.

Same story over and over

You mean truth?

 

[StormAl]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Republicans will say they support infrastructure improvement.

But when you say you will borrow money to pay for it.....They scream

If you say you will raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for it....They SCREAM

 

[Desperado]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Republicans will say they support infrastructure improvement.

But when you say you will borrow money to pay for it.....They scream

If you say you will raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for it....They SCREAM

How about redistributing the taxes they already collect?
Stop spending tax money in foreign countries and use it in the US for infrastructure!
Stop the endless wars in the mideast and use that money in the US for infrastructure!
If the Federal government changed their priorities and made Infrastructure its first priority then they would not have to borrow money or raise taxes

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Republicans will say they support infrastructure improvement.

But when you say you will borrow money to pay for it.....They scream

If you say you will raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for it....They SCREAM

How about redistributing the taxes they already collect?
Stop spending tax money in foreign countries and use it in the US for infrastructure!
Stop the endless wars in the mideast and use that money in the US for infrastructure!
If the Federal government changed their priorities and made Infrastructure its first priority then they would not have to borrow money or raise taxes

I agree

The US spends 40 cents out of every military dollar on earth. Not to defend our shores but to extend our global influence.

Other countries spend less on military and have modern infrastructure.

It all comes down to priorities

 

[Oddball]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

 

[Oddball]

Republicans against America
Jobs report adds to Biden momentum

A stellar March jobs report is helping President Biden make his case for a major investment in U.S. infrastructure funded by corporate tax hikes.
Accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations, easing restrictions and growing confidence fueled a remarkable surge in hiring in March, the Labor Department reported Friday, helping the U.S. add 916,000 jobs last month and push the jobless rate down 0.2 percentage points.
The growing strength of the economy is sorely needed for millions of Americans who are still struggling to get by more than a year into the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s also a significant political asset for Biden as he fends off Republican criticism of the next stage of his economic agenda.
GOP lawmakers have ripped Biden for proposing a series of corporate tax hikes to fund the $2.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, dubbed the American Jobs Plan. While Republicans are usually opposed to raising taxes in any context, they’ve argued that doing so now will undercut the recovery from the pandemic.
The exceptional March jobs gain, however, gives Biden and Democrats a boost as they push to kick the recovery into another gear.
“It's a once-in-a-generation investment in our economic future — a chance to win the future, paid for by asking big corporations, many of which do not pay any taxes at all, just to begin to pay their fair share,” Biden said Friday.
“Asking corporate America just to pay their fair share will not slow the economy at all. It will make the economy function better and will create more energy.”
After shepherding a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through Congress, Biden is looking to cement a rapid recovery from the pandemic-driven recession and permanently lift the long-term trajectory of the U.S. economy with an eight-year building spree.
Biden’s proposal, released Wednesday, would fund projects to repair 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges, expand broadband access to rural and underserved communities, and replace all of the nation’s lead pipes and service lines. It also includes investments in research, development and manufacturing, affordable housing, climate resilience, and access to home and community-based care.
“I think we were in a decent place in the past, but I think the pandemic has really ripped the bandage off all the scars that we've been hiding for decades,” said Jane Oates, a former Obama Labor Department official who serves as president of non-profit WorkingNation.
“Building back better would be looking at people for what they can do, the skills they have, rather than looking at just where they had the privilege of attending school,” she said. “People and families who are out of work or working below the level they were working in February of last year—do we leave them out and wait and hope that everything will be okay?”
While some Republicans say they’re interested in aspects of Biden’s plan, its size, expansive scope and the tax hikes that would cover its cost make it a non-starter for GOP lawmakers.
The measure can still pass through budget reconciliation without any GOP support if Democrats are united on the measure.
But Democrats can afford barely any defections in the House and none in the Senate, and Republican lawmakers and conservative groups are reminding voters of the tax hikes in seeking to make centrist Democrats pull support for the measure.
“With lockdowns easing and vaccine distribution ramping up, small businesses are reopening and consumer demand is surging. However, the long-term economic outlook remains murky,” said Alfredo Ortiz, president of the Job Creators Network, a conservstive non-profit campaigning against Biden’s proposal.
“Biden’s tax plan is a dagger in the heart of small businesses who are finally getting breathing room after one of the toughest years in history.”
Most economists, however, expect the U.S. economy to accelerate even faster as COVID-19 vaccinations increase and funding from Biden’s relief plan fuels further growth. The surveys used to calculate the March jobs report took place the week Biden signed the bill and before any new aid was disbursed.
Orin Klachkin and Gregory Daco of Oxford Economics said in a Friday analysis that the U.S. is on track to add more than 6 million more jobs this year.
“Looking ahead, the labor market is poised for an impressive run as expanding vaccine distribution, more reopenings, and fiscal stimulus drive a hiring surge,” they wrote.
Even so, the U.S would still be down more than 2 million jobs from pre-pandemic levels, and there are still roughly 4 million people who left the labor force because of COVID-19 with no clear path back in.
Biden administration officials say the long road to a full recovery and the deeply unequal impact of the pandemic makes passage of the American Jobs Plan even more urgent.

Janelle Jones, chief economist at the Labor Department, cited the increase in the unemployment rate for Asian Americans from 5.1 percent to 6 percent in March.

“And the rates for Black and Hispanic workers remain high,” she wrote in a Friday analysis. “At the same time, the average duration of unemployment increased by two weeks. We’ll need a tight labor market to get them back to work.

1/4 of the job growth predicted isn't "momentum" nincompoop.

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

The days of thinking highways are the solution to all our transportation needs are over

 

[Oddball]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

The days of thinking highways are the solution to all our transportation needs are over

Irrelevant opinion, backed up by nothing.

The fuel tax -the source of dollars for the highway trust fund- is supposed to go for roads and bridges for everyone, not urban mass transit scams for the bureaucrats and contractors.

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

The days of thinking highways are the solution to all our transportation needs are over

Irrelevant opinion, backed up by nothing.

The fuel tax -the source of dollars for the highway trust fund- is supposed to go for roads and bridges for everyone, not urban mass transit scams for the bureaucrats and contractors.

You are the one who brought up “choo-choos “

Fuel tax is dedicated to transportation. Investing in mass transit eases congestion in urban areas and allows drivers to use roads better

 

[Oddball]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

The days of thinking highways are the solution to all our transportation needs are over

Irrelevant opinion, backed up by nothing.

The fuel tax -the source of dollars for the highway trust fund- is supposed to go for roads and bridges for everyone, not urban mass transit scams for the bureaucrats and contractors.

You are the one who brought up “choo-choos “

Fuel tax is dedicated to transportation. Investing in mass transit eases congestion in urban areas and allows drivers to use roads better

I brought them up because 20% of the funds that are supposed to go for roads and bridges are being looted for them, nitwit.

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

We can pay for it by borrowing or by taxing, but it has to be done.

We can't have:

View attachment 488286

Or you asshole liberoidals can quit stealing 20% of the highway trust fund to pay for UTA choo-choos that nobody rides, Jake.

The days of thinking highways are the solution to all our transportation needs are over

Irrelevant opinion, backed up by nothing.

The fuel tax -the source of dollars for the highway trust fund- is supposed to go for roads and bridges for everyone, not urban mass transit scams for the bureaucrats and contractors.

You are the one who brought up “choo-choos “

Fuel tax is dedicated to transportation. Investing in mass transit eases congestion in urban areas and allows drivers to use roads better

I brought them up because 20% of the funds that are supposed to go for roads and bridges are being looted for them, nitwit.

What do you mean by looted?
Are you claiming it is going into peoples pockets?

Do you have proof?

 

[Dana7360]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

its not a federal issue,,
each state is responsible for their own infrastructure,,

Everyone no matter what state they are in pays federal tax on the gas they buy.

That money is supposed to be spent on roads.

Add to that every state has an interstate highway. Which is paid for by federal tax dollars since it's federal infrastructure.

Your ridiculous statement is just sad.

I was in red states last month. They are falling apart. Especially the rural areas. The conservatives have abandoned their rural small towns. They take tax dollars from those in small towns and don't invest it back into the small towns.

Red states roads are so bad that driving on them for only 8 days blew up a tire on my car. A tire that was only 5 months old.

The sad thing is people who live in those states thinks that's normal. It's not.

It's a good thing that you are meaningless. What you want and think means absolutely nothing to anyone. Your opinions are meaningless.

You don't make any of the decisions on anything in this nation so what you think and want means absolutely nothing.

The nation's infrastructure will be updated no matter what you think or want.

Get used to it.

 

[progressive hunter]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

its not a federal issue,,
each state is responsible for their own infrastructure,,

Everyone no matter what state they are in pays federal tax on the gas they buy.

That money is supposed to be spent on roads.

Add to that every state has an interstate highway. Which is paid for by federal tax dollars since it's federal infrastructure.

Your ridiculous statement is just sad.

I was in red states last month. They are falling apart. Especially the rural areas. The conservatives have abandoned their rural small towns. They take tax dollars from those in small towns and don't invest it back into the small towns.

Red states roads are so bad that driving on them for only 8 days blew up a tire on my car. A tire that was only 5 months old.

The sad thing is people who live in those states thinks that's normal. It's not.

It's a good thing that you are meaningless. What you want and think means absolutely nothing to anyone. Your opinions are meaningless.

You don't make any of the decisions on anything in this nation so what you think and want means absolutely nothing.

The nation's infrastructure will be updated no matter what you think or want.

Get used to it.

that money is then given to the states to deal with it,,

so its a state issue,,

 

[rightwinger]

Do you agree we need to upgrade our infrastructure?

Should we pay for it or simply put the bill on the debt?

If we pay for it, how should we do that?

its not a federal issue,,
each state is responsible for their own infrastructure,,

Everyone no matter what state they are in pays federal tax on the gas they buy.

That money is supposed to be spent on roads.

Add to that every state has an interstate highway. Which is paid for by federal tax dollars since it's federal infrastructure.

Your ridiculous statement is just sad.

I was in red states last month. They are falling apart. Especially the rural areas. The conservatives have abandoned their rural small towns. They take tax dollars from those in small towns and don't invest it back into the small towns.

Red states roads are so bad that driving on them for only 8 days blew up a tire on my car. A tire that was only 5 months old.

The sad thing is people who live in those states thinks that's normal. It's not.

It's a good thing that you are meaningless. What you want and think means absolutely nothing to anyone. Your opinions are meaningless.

You don't make any of the decisions on anything in this nation so what you think and want means absolutely nothing.

The nation's infrastructure will be updated no matter what you think or want.

Get used to it.

Rural areas would not have paved roads without investment from the Federal Government and urban taxpayers

 

[rightwinger]

How Much Gas Tax Money States Divert Away From Roads - Reason Foundation

Examining the percentage of state gas tax revenue that is allocated for expenses unrelated to roads, including money shifted to law enforcement, education, tourism, environmental programs and more.

reason.org