http://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-defeats-democrats-infrastructure-plan-as-budget-debate-begins-1427222689

It's a good idea.

Howzabout we have an ex-Citigroup or ex-Goldman buddy run it?

The last time the feds were interested in building a road through our town there were major local shenanigans afoot.

Back in the days when it was patriotic to invest in America.

Bonds even paid for wars.

It is not a good concept.

Chris Dodd & Chuck Hagel were the first to propose such legislation in 2007...President Obama backed it in 2008.

Different versions have been proposed since.

You're reaction is supposed to be, "Oh, that's okay then."

Here's a test: Chris Dodd worked with Barney Frank on Wall Street reform.

Ask Chris Dodd if he thinks bankers should go to jail for the crash.

You said it was a GOP idea, you were mistaken...Not sure why you had to talk about unrelated stuff everyone has known for years. But if it made you feel better then YAY!

It's a way for the private sector to get its claws into things that should belong to the public.

On edit: Prior point being Chris Dodd is no friend of the little guy.

Americans, it gets jobs and the result will be an improved infrastructures. Who is against jobs and infrastructure.

Infrastructure and creating jobs since he started his campaign.Now they( the media) is treating this as if ..Wow what a great idea Hillary. Hillary Clinton is such a phony Really.
Hillary is
Owned by Goldman Sachs and Wall St. still making payments.

The idea is that Wall Street would "deposit" money into the bank, which would then use the funds to pay for infrastructure projects. And Wall Street would get a lovely return on investment.

Fuck giving Wall Street a lovely return on investment. Raise taxes and build stuff.

Next month she is going to make a speech on peace.

without a new tax structure this is ludicrous.A higher tax on the cooperations that benefit from the infrastructure is needed.Government should not allow wall street to get their greedy paws into this.a
luxury tax on carbon emissions for the 1%,more thinking about public transportation, a system that is less polluting.The 2008 bailout was an opportunity to begin a more stealthy transition off of fossil fuels.

all I can say is "good luck" getting that passed through a gerrymandered house.

I don't see it happening any time soon.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12779978

If it involves private companies somehow making interest money off of building roads etc., I think that is not a good idea.

For the roads I mean gasoline is at record lows why not raise the gas tax a 5 or 10 cents to pay for road repair? Or tax the big trucks that really tear up the road more.

Then use that money to fund road repair. That way we're not wasting money paying interest to some private company (if that is how it works?)

Can somebody explain it to me in a way that it sounds good?