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On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:51:48 -0800
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >  =20
> >> On 2025-02-22 16:26, pothead wrote: =20
> >>> On 2025-02-22, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote: =20
> >>>> On 2025-02-22 14:19, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>>>> 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
> >>>>>>> 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: 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, Brid=
ges
> >>>>>>> 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
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 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.
> >>>>>     =20
> >>>>
> >>>> Bottom line:
> >>>>
> >>>> Trump didn't get it done.
> >>>>
> >>>> Biden did. =20
> >>>
> >>> 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 =E2=80=94 after last multibillion-dollar effort only s=
et
> >>> up 7 EV charging stations in three years"" "President Biden OKed
> >>> another $5 billion in infrastructure projects as he heads out the
> >>> door =E2=80=94 even after his last big-money investment went bust ove=
r EV
> >>> charging stations. =20
> >>
> >> Factually incorrect on a bunch of levels.
> >> =20
> >=20
> > 7 charging stations =3D just 7.
> >  =20
>=20
> The actual number is more like 200.

You lie again.

https://www.the-independent.com/climate-change/news/electric-vehicle-charge=
rs-biden-infrastructure-b2520740.html


US government builds seven electric vehicle chargers in two years. Just ano=
ther 499,993 to go
Despite concerns at the slow pace, transport officials say 500,000
public charging stations will be available nationwide by 2027

Two years ago, the US government provided $7.5bn to create a national netwo=
rk of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. To date, seven have been bui=
lt.

The money came from the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed b=
y President Joe Biden in November 2021, to build 500,000 EV chargers by 203=
0.

But despite concerns from some lawmakers, transport officials are confident=
 that half a million will be publicly available by 2027, making EV charging=
 =E2=80=9Cas easy as finding a gas station=E2=80=9D.

The Federal Highway Administration told The Independent that the slow
pace has been deliberate, to avoid costly mistakes