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The News Media has provided a disservice when it comes to the Build Back Better bill
- Thread starter Truthseeker
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My, how incoherent. Do you applaud when a bridge collapses?
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I'm sure their union friends are right on it. Might take awhile though. Speedy work dosent pay enough to bribe next election.
Audie
Veteran Member
Snark aint worth responding to
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
Okay, we should look at both sides. However, that's not the point of my thread. I regret being part of this diversion.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
Okay, already. Sorry about the ignorance thing. I assumed too much. This diversion has gone too far, and unfortunately I was part of it.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
How about talking about how the Media makes money concentrating on politics rather than what the policies may or may not do for people? Does anyone here care about that? Unfortunately, the article itself talked about the benefits of Build Back Better, but to me that's not the point.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Of course not. Your a sympathizer for this cancer.
Is it a diversion to consider that the link
fails to present all the costs of the program?
Seems appropriate in a forum that is
specifically labeled as for "debate".
Take solace though...I had & have
nothing to add to that point.
Audie
Veteran Member
Kooky
Freedom from Sanity
Exactly. The Republican party never had an incentive to support infrastructure investments to begin with.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Probably because the unions like their lucrative tax and spend contracts from their bought and paid for Democrats.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Maybe I misunderstood? I was thinking it was support of using unions as political tools in regards to infrastructure contracts in exchange for votes. Took snarky on the comment itself I posted.
Audie
Veteran Member
I dunno...im lost.
I commented on not responding to a snarky post.
I dont think ive any issue with you.
I hope i dont sympathize with any " cancer"
wellwisher
Well-Known Member
Trump pushed for infrastructure spending. However, he was not given access to the needed funds because of the Republican loss during the midterms. The main reason he was blocked, was infrastructure was in Trump's wheelhouse as a former big city developer. Back then infrastructure was defined as being connected to physical things such as roads, bridges, water lines, sewer line, ports, internet and cell phone logistics, etc, which all needed updates. Trump would have done a good job cheaper than normal for government. With the election coming up in 2016, Trump was not allowed to gain any credit from his strengths.
Being a developer from NYC, Trump knew all the big construction players and the political gaming for donations. He would have used this network of experts as a way created a lot of new good paying jobs; local workers where the work was being done. He would have not allowed the unions to dominate, keeping jobs in the unions; slowing progress, to boost union pensions. Trump would have also overhauled all the construction based regulatory nonsense that makes everything more expensive, so American can get more for their dollar.
The problem with BBB, was the Left used the term infrastructure spending to describe a Liberal entitlement wish list, that had little to do with updating physical infrastructure. It came out of the blocks as an over priced Leftist con job and was never going to go anywhere.
If I recall, BBB was initially provided fluff pieces by the left wing media, who would sing the praise, even when the cost was up to $5T. They even helped the Left push the nonsense of human infrastructure. As it became clear it was a waste of tax payer money and inflationary, the left wing media could no longer lie as easily and their propaganda support got less and less.
Trump may revisit this in 2024. My advice is young people need to learn a trade so they can get the good paying job that are coming to a town near you.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Oh. Sorry for that. Gotta check my friendly fire. Sometimes I go too fast and don't hit the brakes while in debate mode and hit my head. *grin*
Kooky
Freedom from Sanity
Ask yourself: Why would a Republican Senator support a Democratic infrastructure bill of any form?
What would be in it for them or their party?
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I think there's undoubtedly some on the right who don't give a damn one way or another as long as they're not on the bridge.
When spending plans that do pass that help states fund infrastructure or other programs the republicans will take credit even though they voted against it.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
You know the answer to that one. It's to whomever that can garner the most votes and keep them in power and riches respectively.
Corporations for Republicans
Unions , particularly municipal, for Democrats