From: pothead <pothead@snakebite.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
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:11:35 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: Libtard Rehabilitation Program
On 2025-02-23, Mercy-a-lago <run@no.spam> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:06:13 -0800
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-02-23 11:43, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>> > 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:
>> >>>
>> >>>> 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.
>> >
>> > You lie again.
>> >
>> > https://www.the-independent.com/climate-change/news/electric-vehicle-
>> > chargers-biden-infrastructure-b2520740.html
>> >
>> >
>> > US government builds seven electric vehicle chargers in two years.
>> > Just another 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 network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. To
>> > date, seven have been built.
>> >
>> > The money came from the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
>> > signed by President Joe Biden in November 2021, to build 500,000 EV
>> > chargers by 2030.
>> >
>> > But despite concerns from some lawmakers, transport officials are
>> > confident that half a million will be publicly available by 2027,
>> > making EV charging âas easy as finding a gas stationâ.
>> >
>> > The Federal Highway Administration told The Independent that the
>> > slow pace has been deliberate, to avoid costly mistakes
>> >
>> Doofus, when will you and your fellow travellers learn?
>>
>> I post when I have the facts:
>>
> You lie again.
>
> https://www.the-independent.com/climate-change/news/electric-vehicle-chargers-biden-infrastructure-b2520740.html
>
>
> US government builds seven electric vehicle chargers in two years. Just another 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 network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. To date, seven have been built.
>
> The money came from the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Joe Biden in November 2021, to build 500,000 EV chargers by 2030.
>
> But despite concerns from some lawmakers, transport officials are confident that half a million will be publicly available by 2027, making EV charging âas easy as finding a gas stationâ.
>
> The Federal Highway Administration told The Independent that the slow
> pace has been deliberate, to avoid costly mistakes
>
And Pete Buttegieg was pressed on this issue during an interview with Margret Brennan, a Trump hater, and
he could not defend it.
So why didn't he accuse her of lying?
Answer: because at the time, in 2024, it was true.
<https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/26/cbss_brennan_to_buttigieg_how_is_it_possible_that_75_billion_investment_has_only_produced_7_or_8_ev_charging_stations_so_far.html>
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pothead
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