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: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:51:48 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-02-23 10:42, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:10:29 -0800
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-02-22 16:26, pothead wrote:
>>> On 2025-02-22, 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.
>>>
>>> And like everything Biden has touched in his political career, it
>>> has been a massive failure.
>>>
>>> <https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/biden-to-spend-another-5b-on-
>>> infrastructure-after-last-multibillion-dollar-effort-only-set-up-7-
>>> ev-charging-stations-report/> ""Biden to spend another $5B on
>>> infrastructure â after last multibillion-dollar effort only set up 7
>>> EV charging stations in three years"" "President Biden OKed another
>>> $5 billion in infrastructure projects as he heads out the door â
>>> even after his last big-money investment went bust over EV charging
>>> stations.
>>
>> Factually incorrect on a bunch of levels.
>>
>
> 7 charging stations = just 7.
>
The actual number is more like 200.