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The sad thing here is even if she did the right thing the outcome of her protest is California gets less dollars from the federal infrastructure bill due to her
by patrickhogan1 3y ago
The sad thing here is even if she did the right thing the outcome of her protest is California gets less dollars from the federal infrastructure bill due to her trying to slow the building down, because the infrastructure bill dollars get used up by states that can implement public works projects faster. Her protest doesn’t lead to less climate change, because we all breathe the same air. Her protest only leads to California having worse off roads compared to neighboring states which will utilize the funds until they are gone.
- r00fus 3y agoI disagree. It’s like the arguments that buying a new ICE car doesn’t add carbon to the atmosphere because if you didn’t that someone else would. A false narrative. Yes CA would have gotten less freeway dollars but more freeways just cause more traffic due to Jevons paradox. We don’t need freeway expansion. We need more mass transit.
- patrickhogan1 3y agoThe Infrastructure bill designates a specific amount of funds from the federal government for public works endeavors, with a particular portion allocated for road projects. $110 billion has been earmarked for roads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_... When the government earmarks funds for a purpose, they are typically spent for that intent. The road projects funded by this bill will be realized, although potentially less in California if faced with continued opposition.
- r00fus 3y agoRepave or expand local roads don’t widen freeways.