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[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

It doesn't avoid spending entirely. But it saves approximately 25-33% through efficiencies.

You don't sell it to Rs or Ds at a national level. You sell it in the form of mid-sized projects at the state/local levels. Creates good jobs, puts local/regional capital to good use at low risk, and saves $$$.

Fuck the national Rs. Hell, fuck national politics entirely. If you're going to rebuild the country waiting for fed grants/funding, we'll have potholes big enough to swallow school buses in a few years. Think state/local.

If Republicans have a principled objection to government spending on infrastructure, finding a way to make it more efficient doesn't really change anything. I brought up infrastructure because you said Democrats don't have any ideas. They do. Spending government money on things that create long-term value, like infrastructure and education. There you go. If your response to that is, Fuck the Rs, well OK then.