From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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 In
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:13:52 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-02-22 16:10, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> 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:
>>>
>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2025-02-22 12:30, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:23:49 -0500
>>>>>>> Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Biden actually got something done for our infrastructure.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nope.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Roads, bridges, rail, all worse by far.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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 countryâs overall
>>>>> 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-09-19-2024/
>>>>>
>>>>> 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: TRIPâs 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 Nationâs 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
>>>>> nationâs 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.
>>>>
>>>> Yup. What that's saying is that the backlog of infrastructure
>>>> needs was even bigger than (2017 Trump's
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Bottom line:
>>
>> Trump didn't get it done.
>>
>> Biden did.
>
> Our roads and bridges are not fixed.
All of them?
You imagine that could be done in just 4 years?
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