From: Mercy-a-lago <run@no.spam>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Both Presidents Obama And Biden Said They Wanted To End Waste
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:19:56 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:47:40 -0500
-hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> On 2/22/25 15:53, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:39:58 -0800
> > Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> > =20
> >> On 2025-02-22 12:30, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:23:49 -0500
> >>> Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
> >>> =20
> >>>> Biden actually got something done for our infrastructure. =20
> >>>
> >>> Nope.
> >>>
> >>> Roads, bridges, rail, all worse by far.
> >>> =20
> >>
> >> Wrong. =20
> >=20
> > You lie simply to lie as a knee jerk.
> >=20
> > https://www.constructiondive.com/news/report-more-than-a-third-of-us-br=
idges-are-structurally-deficient-it-coul/604302/
> >=20
> > The U.S. has a bridge problem.
> >=20
> > The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country=E2=80=99s over=
all
> > infrastructure a C- grade in its 2021 report card, and the American
> > Road and Transportation Builders Association estimates that 171.5
> > million vehicles cross over 45,000 structurally deficient U.S.
> > bridges every day.
> >=20
> >=20
> > https://tripnet.org/reports/rural-connections-national-news-release-09-=
19-2024/
> >=20
> > U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH
> > FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S.
> > RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION Eds: TRIP=E2=80=99s report and
> > appendices include data for all 50 states for the percentage of
> > rural roads in poor condition, the percent of deficient rural
> > bridges, rural traffic fatality rates and the number of rural
> > traffic fatalities.
> >=20
> > An analysis of the Status of the Nation=E2=80=99s Highways, Bridges and
> > Transit Conditions and Performance Report, 25th Edition report,
> > submitted by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
> > to Congress in 2024, indicates that the U.S. faces a $198 billion
> > backlog in needed repairs and improvements to the nation=E2=80=99s rural
> > roads, highways and bridges. This includes a $97 billion backlog
> > for rural road and highway rehabilitation, a $53 billion backlog
> > for needed rural bridge rehabilitation, and a $48 billion backlog
> > for needed rural roadway expansions and enhancements.
> > =20
>=20
> Yup. What that's saying is that the backlog of infrastructure needs
> was even bigger than (2017 Trump's=20
Because:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_policy_of_Donald_Trump
During his first run for the presidency, Trump touted a potential major
infrastructure initiative. Although both sides of the political aisle
recognized the need to upgrade American infrastructure, no major
infrastructure bill was passed due to disagreements over the details of
such a spending package, namely, what to spend on, how much to spend,
and how to pay for it. In general, the aim of the Trump administration
was to revitalize the national economy and enhance national security,
despite the tendency of the Republican Party to oppose large federal
expenditures and tax hikes. Members of the Democratic Party typically
favored investing in renewable energy and new infrastructure that could
begin to combat climate change.