Good News, Bad News

[ManlyMan]

The good news is the infrastructure bill has been signed so we can look forward to better roads in the future. The bad news is we can expect to see a lot more “LANES CLOSED AHEAD” signs causing traffic backups all of the next travel season.

 

[Dona40]

No worries. We won't be able to afford travel anyway.

 

[DHudson]

The good news is the infrastructure bill has been signed so we can look forward to better roads in the future. The bad news is we can expect to see a lot more “LANES CLOSED AHEAD” signs causing traffic backups all of the next travel season.

The bad news is , none of this money will likely be spent on roads. IT WILL line the pocket books of the politicans though.
The good news......There is none.. you taxes will go up.

 

[FL-JOE]

I have been reading as much as I can find on what is in that bill he just signed. There could be as much as 20% actually go into roads and bridges, the rest is just garbage everyone else wanted.

The problem is in probably less than 10 years now these career politicians will come to us with the shocking news that the SS system is broke and benefits have to either be cut or taxes raised. If you don't think this will effect the SS fund then you need to dig a little deeper.

 

[Neal]

Let's be very careful not to make this thread a political one.

 

[Scooterfan]

Just traveled the I5 to northern CA. Parts of the Interstate were just OK, but much of it was uneven and dotted with dips and potholes. We have been paying a high "gas" tax in CA that is supposed to have gone into improving our roads. The money just never seems to get from your pocket into road improvement. My "Bilsteins" will need replacing soon. As you know, it's almost impossible to talk about RV travel (gas prices, road conditions, safety) without getting political. This bill will make RV travel cost more...end of story.

 

[DHudson]

Let's be very careful not to make this thread a political one.

Neal, you take all the fun out of it.
It' fun to trash politicans.
LOL

 

[Neal]

Neal, you take all the fun out of it.
It' fun to trash politicans.
LOL

Just call me Debbie Downer

 

[ManlyMan]

Wow, I'm glad I don't have such a negative outlook. While only a portion of the 1 trillion will go to roads and bridges, what money is spent will make for a vast improvement in land travel. And yes, there is a lot more to the infrastructure of this country than just roads and bridges.

 

[Buly]

Most of the money goes to social engineering projects. Only about 10% will go to actual infrastructure.

 

[Orrin]

I don't know how you can rebuild and improve infrastructure while keeping taxes the same or reducing them.

 

[Scooterfan]

Hmmm...in my RV, if I want to go somewhere I have to travel on roads or bridges. That's all I know

 

[ManlyMan]

Whether it’s 10%, 11%, or 20%, the number for the real infrastructure is $110 BILLION and this is new money being allocated over and above what has been previously allocated. Generally states are required to kick in some funding for repairs too. This is good news for those of us who do a lot of traveling on the highways. However, you can believe what you want.

 

[Dona40]

All I know is that one trillion will turn into almost 5 trillion when all is said and done. Doesn't seem like a very good deal to me.

 

[Jim]

I don't know how you can rebuild and improve infrastructure while keeping taxes the same or reducing them.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought the Federal Gasoline Excise Tax was supposed to be responsible for that?

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