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14. The other factor involved in infrastructure improvement...

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 07:34 PM

Jan 2014

Is that the government can require the construction materials be manufactured in this country. Kind of a double bonus.

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Let's be honest about (one reason) unemployment remains high in the US: [View all] Triana Jan 2014 OP

They're testing boundaries lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #1

80% of Congress are psychopaths. n/t ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #2

And much of that 3rd world poverty will be visible in the USA soon dickthegrouch Jan 2014 #5

Not just the South East... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #12

Nailed it. ctsnowman Jan 2014 #6

something that doesn't get spoken of often enough in any circle green917 Jan 2014 #7

You are no doubt absolutely correct! n/t Triana Jan 2014 #11

AND under less stringent environmental and other regulations. snot Jan 2014 #8

That's what I was gonna say... Blanks Jan 2014 #13

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Democrats should be out in full force saying just this. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #10

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I think they have used the Southern strategy mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #15

K&R! Cha Jan 2014 #16

We do not want the fucking TPP, Mr. President. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #17

They will use words like "transition to information age" - TBF Jan 2014 #18