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Originally Posted by KirStang
....Still waiting on Austerity measures. I wish politicians would be courageous enough to do what is necessary for this country (increased taxes, reduced benefits).
Our transportation infrastructure is overly invested in our highways, we have no genuine high speed rail, and even with our highways, we're not spending nearly enough to maintain or improve our highway infrastructure.
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I agree with you completely.
I should have included infrastructure investment, including broadband, with my list of necessary expenditures (R&D, clean energy, health technology...).
A recent report from the Organization for International Investment documents the issue.
U.S. Global Competiveness at Risk without Infrastructure Improvement, Report Finds
There are numerous areas where we need to spend (govt investments) in order to compete globally, yet at the same time, need to address the mounting debt.