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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sat Sep 2, 2017, 01:30 PM Sep 2017

Trump Wants to Shift Infrastructure Decisions to States [View all]

September 2, 2017 at 11:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“Top advisers crafting President Trump’s infrastructure plan say they aim to upend the way U.S. public works are financed, shifting the bulk of the decision-making and costs to states and cities and away from Washington,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The administration is proposing $200 billion in new federal funding as the central piece of its $1 trillion plan to improve the nation’s infrastructure. President Trump frequently cited the need for upgrades on the campaign trail.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/09/02/trump-wants-shift-infrastructure-decisions-states/

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Trump Wants to Shift Infrastructure Decisions to States [View all] DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

I'm sure all states will make out equally well in this plan Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #1

It would be interesting to see the outcome of such a plan. Turbineguy Sep 2017 #2

A monorail project for every state with a Springfield in it will get my vote! Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #11

roads, bridges everything is lousy ..... I don't want to deal with it..... let the states Angry Dragon Sep 2017 #3

The "drive through states" will surely fund their highways well! SharonAnn Sep 2017 #4

Very Interesting. Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #5

So, basically block grants... Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #6

Because there is no interstate commerce, I guess. elleng Sep 2017 #7

So who will maintain Eisenhower's smartest idea, the Interstate Roadways? irisblue Sep 2017 #8

So that the Rick Snyders of the world moondust Sep 2017 #9

See how popular this will be when the red states realize that their federal tax dollars no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #10