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On Trump and Infrastructure in NYC/Tri-state area

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There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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Trump and the GOP should have started with infrastructure and the Dems would have participated and been on board. That opportunity has been wasted .

Now its just a hollow talking point for Trump that is going nowhere.
 
haymarket said:
Trump and the GOP should have started with infrastructure and the Dems would have participated and been on board. That opportunity has been wasted .

Now its just a hollow talking point for Trump that is going nowhere.
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When does he talk about infrastructure? I just hear him talking about the wall. That in my book does not equal infrastructure!
 
haymarket said:
Trump and the GOP should have started with infrastructure and the Dems would have participated and been on board. That opportunity has been wasted .

Now its just a hollow talking point for Trump that is going nowhere.
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No, you and the rest of the TDS gang would have found something to hate out of it and then tried to spin it into a reason to have the President impeached.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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Infrastructure is not a public good in economic terms. The government should not be involved financially but should only make sure the property rights are structured so that the private sector finds the optimum.
 
faithful_servant said:
No, you and the rest of the TDS gang would have found something to hate out of it and then tried to spin it into a reason to have the President impeached.
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I guess we will never know.
 
haymarket said:
Trump and the GOP should have started with infrastructure and the Dems would have participated and been on board. That opportunity has been wasted .

Now its just a hollow talking point for Trump that is going nowhere.
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Infrastructure projects could be so structured as to flourish as the economy slides into recession. Right now we do not really need the extra growth above maintenance.
 
Trump originally talked about infrastructure spending and then talked about public-private "partnerships" which experts concluded was just a way to enrich private interests by granting them public property. A couple of weeks ago DT declared "infrastructure week," but nothing ever came of it.

The country does need infrastructure work and now, when interest rates are low, is the best time to finance it.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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because any federal money would go to federal highways and or roads. if your subways and roads are in disrepair you need to complain to your state rep about it.
 
joG said:
Infrastructure projects could be so structured as to flourish as the economy slides into recession. Right now we do not really need the extra growth above maintenance.
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the problem is getting a bill to his desk. congress is just not moving any bills anywhere. even though he has signed over 40 bills now.
they are stalling on major legislation.
 
ludin said:
because any federal money would go to federal highways and or roads. if your subways and roads are in disrepair you need to complain to your state rep about it.
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That's just false. There is plenty of money that goes towards mass transportation. That's what the FTA does to the tune of $12 billion a year.
 
MTAtech said:
That's just false. There is plenty of money that goes towards mass transportation. That's what the FTA does to the tune of $12 billion a year.
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unless it is allotted to the state to do so then it is 100% correct.
 
ludin said:
unless it is allotted to the state to do so then it is 100% correct.
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"We are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right." - George Orwell
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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Trump isn't doing much about anything.

So far he's suggested that they would foster public-private partnerships, which won't work most of the time. E.g. it's unlikely private involvement in a new train tunnel under the Hudson will work; and lots of little projects (like small bridges that need to be replaced) have no real opportunity for private involvement.

It's still possible Trump could spend on infrastructure, but he'll probably need a few Dems on board. I don't think they will care much for the private angle.
 
faithful_servant said:
The real "one-trick ponies" here are all the TDS sufferers who can barely make any post without throwing out some kind of TDS garbage. My "one-trick pony" is nothing more than a response you and the rest of the TDS crowd.
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You do know TDS is not a real diagnosis right? It's just a term made up to slam people who don't like Trump.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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:doh

Perhaps people don't know about it because people are too busy barking at all the dog whistles the left's MSM blows for them.

Never once mentioned infrastructure? Really?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2017/06/08/president-trumps-plan-rebuild-americas-infrastructure

White House shows how Trump?s $1T infrastructure plan will be divided up | TheHill

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-plans-week-long-focus-on-infrastructure-starting-with-privatizing-air-traffic-control/2017/06/03/12aacb04-47c5-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html?utm_term=.ef9ab8d780d5

Trump slips infrastructure plan into budget - POLITICO

I could go on and on.

Pretty embarrassing for people on this thread......
 
ludin said:
the problem is getting a bill to his desk. congress is just not moving any bills anywhere. even though he has signed over 40 bills now.
they are stalling on major legislation.
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Though, it would have helped, had the man on the chair had more experience in these things.
 
ModerateGOP said:
There are a lot of problems with the subways and the roads here in the tri-state area. Is Trump doing enough about infrastructure here? He has never once mentioned it as President.
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Oh good god! There are infrastructure problems in every city and state. There's a bridge out in Dixon, Montana. Damn Trump, he hasn't even mentioned it as President! Not to mention it's the states responsibility. Bitch at Cuomo, where it belongs.
 
joG said:
Though, it would have helped, had the man on the chair had more experience in these things.
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One would think a polymath like yourself would offer her services :rofl
 
joG said:
Though, it would have helped, had the man on the chair had more experience in these things.
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he as urged congress on numerous occasions to get the bills done. ryan and mcconell are too weak.
 

Population of Dixon, MT = 216
Population of New York City metro area = 23,723,696

Much of NYC's infrastructure affects the national economy. If nothing else, New York residents purchase huge amounts of goods from the rest of the US, as well as manufactures goods; shipping obviously relies on infrastructure. And of course, millions of Americans travel to New York for business and leisure.

I.e. like it or not, the infrastructure of the NYC area is in part a national concern.

By the way, both NY and NJ are already contributing large sums to infrastructure projects. E.g. the Port Authority's annual budget is $7.4 billion to maintain 6 of the most heavily used bridges and tunnels in the world; an interstate commuter rail system; three international airports, and two national (including JFK, LaGuardia and Newark); five ports; and the World Trade Center in Manhattan.

And of course, New York State sends more to the federal government in taxes than it receives in benefits, while Montana is the opposite -- MT is the 7th most dependent state in the US.

So, you were saying...?
 
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