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This is a way to encourage that. How would you make the case for massive public spending on infrastructure when lead limits are within those allowed by the EPA?
by okreallywtf 10y ago
This is a way to encourage that. How would you make the case for massive public spending on infrastructure when lead limits are within those allowed by the EPA? Not only that, but in an era of concerns over employment (whether real or imagined), public spending can provide an economic boost as well [1].
http://www.epi.org/publication/impact-of-infrastructure-investments/ http://www.epi.org/publication/impact-of-infrastructure-inve...
- DoodleBuggy 10y agoCan you imagine congress passing a meaningful infrastructure bill?
- LarryMade2 10y agoIf there's money in it for someone, yeah.
- pessimizer 10y agoThere may be something good about a corrupt administration full of real estate and construction-connected people. They might borrow like crazy to build stuff, rather than borrowing like crazy to make explosive gunbomb supertank multi-vehicle warheads and feed hundreds of thousands of military subcontractors.
- noobermin 10y agoI really dislike Trump and voted for Clinton because of that, but one thing that Trump did promise was to push infrastructure spending as it fit with his populist message. Yes, his recent acts and cabinet picks don't inspire much confidence that he will follow through with his more populist promises, but there is at least that.
- chris11 10y agoThe major problem with Trump's infrastructure plan is the amount of suggested privatization.