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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 04:57 PM Jan 2018

Leaked draft outlines Trump infrastructure plan

Source: The Hill




BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 01/22/18 03:23 PM EST

A draft version of the Trump administration's infrastructure plan leaked on Monday.

A document first obtained by Axios and also obtained by The Hill reveals the details of a plan to revitalize America’s roads, bridges and transit systems by pushing for improvements to water infrastructure, transportation, land revitalization and Veteran’s Affairs facilities. The six-paged document suggests that half of appropriations go toward an “Infrastructure Incentives Initiative” to promote private and local investment in projects through grants.

A quarter of the appropriations, according to the document, would be for a “Rural Infrastructure Program” to bolster investment in rural areas.

The White House told Axios that it would not comment on the substance of a leaked document but said it looks “forward to presenting our plan in the near future.”



Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/infrastructure/370151-leaked-draft-outlines-trump-infrastructure-plan

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BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)
2. Yup...
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 05:20 PM
Jan 2018

For-Profit corporations will be setting up toll booths on roads and bridges. New fees will be added to air and train transportation. Municipal water costs will skyrocket. All to pay for the new privatized infrastructure Donny’s cronies will soon own.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
11. That's where the vast majority....
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 07:22 PM
Jan 2018

of Trumptards are from. Naturally they'd get the cream from this "infrastructure" boondoggle, and the left-unders will go to those traitorous people in the Cities (who pay the vast majority of the taxes) who vote for Democrats. Once again the Trump administration is dividing the country into factions, and "loyalty" is the only criteria for who gets what.

I'd like to smash that 6 foot, 270 lb. orange "haired" piece of crap right in the mouth (where his dentures are slipping around).

jimmil

(629 posts)
4. Having grants go too rural areas to determine how it is spent is not the best thing....
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 05:32 PM
Jan 2018

For instance, many years ago I worked with a city engineer. There were three companies that passed city and county projects between them where two would submit huge bids and one would submit a not so hugely bid. No matter what real competitive bidding was unheard of and they all got stinking rich and the projects fell apart literally. There has to be a standard to work done and it has to be verified so that the tax payer is not the one getting screwed in the end.

procon

(15,805 posts)
5. So, Trump is going to privatize public infrastructure projects?
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 05:51 PM
Jan 2018

With states collecting tolls to replace the tax revenues lost from Trump's tax giveaway, how much profit will all those investors expect back from people who need their water, roads and transportation services?

 

7962

(11,841 posts)
8. One project in Ga seems to have worked. The tolls were removed at a set time.
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 07:16 PM
Jan 2018

Personally I think they should have stayed in place and used for transit rail expansion, but I guess it was written into the bill to build the highway.

It was Ga 400, which runs north out of Atlanta. There are no tolls now. Dont know how much was raised during the toll period.

cstanleytech

(26,294 posts)
12. Alot of people though could potentially be hurt by a toll system as alot of us can barely afford gas
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 02:39 AM
Jan 2018

plus insurance and if you add in tolls we are screwed.
Oh and public transportation is "not" an option here in the CSRA unless you live inside the city itself and even there its a sick joke.

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