Tag: infrastructure
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Disaster mitigation is boring. It’s also why Dyersburg’s water plant survived – and my question for xAI.
Let’s talk about disaster mitigation, because that is an important part of a representative’s job. Disaster mitigation means doing the work before the disaster. You study what can go wrong, you plan for it, and you spend a little now so it costs a lot less later. One major national study found federal mitigation grants…
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The law that pays for your roads expires September 30
Let’s talk about the roads you drove today, because the law that pays for them expires September 30, and the fight over what replaces it decides your commute, your prices, and your safety. Start with the deadline. The 2021 infrastructure law funds highways, bridges, and transit in all 50 states. It runs out September 30,…
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Cut the gas tax? Great. Now there’s less money for your roads.
Get rid of the gas tax. Sounds great, right? Guess what it pays for? Roads. Every Republican running for office loves to say “cut taxes.” Almost none of them tell you what those taxes are doing. So let me tell you what the gas tax does, and why it matters for every road in this…