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2016 Postmortem

Warren Stupidity

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15. actually infrastructure projects more than pay for themselves over the long term

Reply to taught_me_patience (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:46 PM

Dec 2015

They are a great investment in our future. However half of the funding for the infrastructure proposal would come from the closing of corporate tax loopholes, which would generate $100B/year. The other 100B/year would indeed be part of our annual deficit. However because this money is spent directly on domestic infrastructure programs, it creates jobs, millions of them, and those jobs grow economic activity and that increase tax revenue. It is a virtuous cycle.

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How The Clinton And Sanders Infrastructure Plans Measure Up [View all] stupidicus Dec 2015 OP

I propose Eleventy Zillion nt firebrand80 Dec 2015 #1

The American Society of Civil Engineers suggested $1.6 trillion is needed by 2020 to think Dec 2015 #2

Yeah but what would they know? Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #7

am I supposed to find that surprising? stupidicus Dec 2015 #3

IMO HC supporters prefer to live in a fact free world or they are fact averse Vincardog Dec 2015 #4

that's just one of several things they share in common stupidicus Dec 2015 #10

The HC supporters making that claim Qutzupalotl Dec 2015 #5

Or they just want to perpetuate a false narrative HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #8

It's not a completely false narrative -- karynnj Dec 2015 #14

However the professional bullshitters keep insisting that proposals with actual legislation Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #20

agree that it is just wrong when they say has no detailed karynnj Dec 2015 #21

take your pick eh? stupidicus Dec 2015 #11

Clintonistas and other conservatives like to toss out smears that are difficult to disprove Doctor_J Dec 2015 #6

you're probably right stupidicus Dec 2015 #13

Sanders plans to pay the $200B/year with fairy dust taught_me_patience Dec 2015 #9

of course they will stupidicus Dec 2015 #12

actually infrastructure projects more than pay for themselves over the long term Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #15

yes they do Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #16

well, I woulda thought that common knowledge stupidicus Dec 2015 #18

Bernie is always UglyGreed Dec 2015 #17

yep, a regular swami that guy is stupidicus Dec 2015 #19

Bernie voted to spend it all on the MIC MaggieD Dec 2015 #22