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RAND: Publications: Paul Sorenson: Mileage-Based User Fees For Transportation Funding

RAND: Publications: Paul Sorenson: Mileage-Based User Fees for Transportation Funding Mileage-based user fees to help fund new roads, might be worth looking at to fund and repair infrastructure in America. The more you drive, you more you pay for roads, … Continue reading

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AEI: ‘Representative John Delaney’s American Infrastructure Fund proposal: An idea whose time has come?’

“”Although most politicians on both sides of the aisle support increased investment in US infrastructure, few agree on the source of necessary funds. In his keynote address at AEI on Tuesday, Representative John Delaney (D-MD) outlined his Partnership to Build … Continue reading

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The Hill: Congress: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

The Hill: Congress: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure bill Would be Cheaper Than Iraq War Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree … Continue reading

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The Future of Freedom Foundation: Opinion: Laurence M. Vance: The Transportation Fiscal Cliff: How to Fund American Infrastructure

American Highway The Future of Freedom Foundation: Opinion: Laurence M. Vance: The Transportation Fiscal Cliff Just to respond to Laurence Vance’s libertarian argument against the Federal Highway System. The reason President Dwight Eisenhower (no one’s Socialist) and Democrats as well … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Report: Eric Planin: President Obama Looks to Tax Reform to Save America’s Highways

The Fiscal Times: Report: Eric Planin: President Obama Looks to Tax Reform to Save America’s Highways Kire Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This would be an interesting way to raise the much … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Opinion: Ellen Danin: Infrastructure 101, The Evolution of Building Big Things

TruthOut: Opinion: Ellen Danin: Infrastructure 101, The Evolution of Building Big Things This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Here’s one big issue where I tend to agree with people who are really are the Progressives … Continue reading

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PBS: Video: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: Ray LaHood & Ed Rendell Make Push to Revitalize U.S. Infrastructure

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The National Infrastructure Bank is the best answer to solving our infrastructure deficit. Because it would be self-financed because it’s funding would come exclusively from the private sector. … Continue reading

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