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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
Am I the only one who thinks about this?
As I have traveled across the country, I have wondered how much our infrastructure cost to build, and how much it would be to replace it.
It was really brought home to me when I was living in New York City and considering how old everything looks.
The collapse of the steam tunnel there, and now this bridge episode in Minnesota have really brought those thoughts home.
The overall situation is really scary.
How in the world can we ever replace this stuff as it just simply wears out?
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CBS-Radio had a report the other day that put the cost at $5,500.00 per person in the US. Not sure if that was everyone or "taxpaying Adults".
It was over a Trillion dollars.
As someone else posted, states have used monies that were "dedicated" to road/highway/bridge repair for everything else.
As we as voters have been "taught" over the past several years to think that no tax raises or lower taxes would be good for us all.