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Originally Posted by Busy Bee
So wait, you think the Portal Bridge hasn't been replaced because the "hand of liberals" have made replacing an old RR bridge too expensive because of "regulations" (please share what all these ominous regulations are... or are you just referring to studies and EIS's) and NOT the FACT that the national railroad carrier is chronically underfunded for years (with many trying to purposefully destroy the NPRA since day one) and transit is underfunded with pathetic investment which is almost always done at the hands of conservatives???
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Funding is an issue in the US to be sure, but the funding we have would go a hell of a lot further if infrastructure in the US didn't cost 5x as much as other 1st world countries (and 10x as much in the NYC area). Those outrageous costs are almost entirely due to liberal regulations and labor agreements. Fix these issues and I think voters would be much more receptive to paying for infrastructure because they could see their money going to good use instead of being squandered. Hell, the way it is now where it takes a decade of environmental studies and lawsuits before construction even starts half the electorate will probably be dead or moved out of state before a project is completed.