With the solidarity with Amazon workers in Bessemer, and the $2 trillion infrastructure bill, it seems like we're moving in the right direction.

    • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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      4 years ago

      https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/wish-list-biden-launch-effort-enact-far-reaching-infrastructure-package-n1262544

      Included in the proposal are $155 billion to repair roads and bridges, $80 billion to fix Amtrak's repair backlog, $40 billion to improve public housing and $111 billion to replace the country's lead pipes so drinking water is not contaminated. There are $42 billion for ports and airports, $40 billion to improve public housing, $100 billion to improve public school buildings and $180 billion to be invested in research and development.

      Biden said the plan would fix the 10 most economically significant bridges in need of reconstruction and repair the worst 10,000 smaller bridges, as well as 20,000 miles of road. The plan would also establish a network of electric vehicle charging systems.

      Biden said that he would take steps to ensure that minority communities that have historically been left out of similar investments would benefit and that he would direct the investments to smaller towns and cities across the country, not just coastal areas

      • ancom20 [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Can we get a coast to coast maglev? Or maybe a nationalized train company? Amtrak, for most of the length of their routes, have to use privately owned train tracks, and they are prioritized behind the private company which owns them.