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 17:10:23 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:19:45 -0800
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> On 2025-02-22 14:19, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:47:40 -0500
> > -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
> > =20
> >> On 2/22/25 15:53, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>> You lie simply to lie as a knee jerk.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.constructiondive.com/news/report-more-than-a-third-of-us-=
bridges-are-structurally-deficient-it-coul/604302/
> >>>
> >>> The U.S. has a bridge problem.
> >>>
> >>> The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the country=E2=80=99s ov=
erall
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> https://tripnet.org/reports/rural-connections-national-news-release-0=
9-19-2024/
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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
> >>
> >> Yup. What that's saying is that the backlog of infrastructure
> >> needs was even bigger than (2017 Trump's =20
> >=20
> > Because:
> >=20
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_policy_of_Donald_Trump
> >=20
> > 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.=20
>=20
> Bottom line:
>=20
> Trump didn't get it done.
>=20
> Biden did.
Our roads and bridges are not fixed.