After summer recess, Congress will get back to work on two infrastructure bills. One will deal with hard infrastructure (roads and bridges) and will have bipartisan support. It’s certainly needed because the American Society of Civil Engineers report card has given us a C-. While we have been busy burning up $2 trillion dollars in Afghanistan, China has built up their infrastructure to 21st Century standards.
But the other infrastructure bill, which hopefully will pass on Democratic support alone, deals with soft infrastructure. In other words, investing in people. Early education, post-secondary education, help for caregivers to help them be more productive. Yes, the price tag is high, but so was the 2017 tax giveaway that the GOP passed on a party line vote.
But one more time for the people in the back with their fingers in their ears: it’s investing in people and quality of life. It’s a plan for a happier, healthier, more productive America instead of a scheme to make rich people richer.
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