The Homa Files

The collapse of the Minneapolis bridge a couple of years ago was, indeed, a disaster.  One that prompted hysteria about the sad shape of all roads and bridges in the U.S. 

At the time, I thought “over-reaction”.

In fact, I can’t recollect hearing about any major bridge collapses since …

Sure, I’d like pot holes filled and more lanes on the DC Beltway … but is the infrastructure perilously crumbling?

Here’s an interesting twist …

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Excerpted from RCP: Can You Smell What Obama’s Cooking?, September 8, 2010

President Obama unveiled “an exhilarating new plan” that will not only “jump-start” job creation but also fund and rebuild the “crumbling” infrastructure of the United States.

Have you noticed that the infrastructure always is “crumbling” in news stories and presidential speeches — if less regularly in the real world.

For those of you who drive, though, a recent Reason Foundation study measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of roads — including deficient bridges, urban traffic congestion, fatality rates, pavement condition, etc. — and finds that roads haven’t been in better shape at any time in the past 19 years.

Full article:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/08/can_you_smell_what_obamas_cooking_107057.html

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