http://www.opednews.com/articles/Beyond-Massachusetts-A-Ne-by-Eric-Lotke-100120-577.html
Okay, there was an election yesterday but I'm not writing about it. I'm writing about something nobody noticed during the election. Infrastructure. Lots of people drove to the polls. People traveled by train, walked on sidewalks, or communicated by wireless. Everybody used infrastructure, but nobody noticed it. That's the trick about infrastructure. Nobody pays attention until it the levees overflow. Nobody notices the construction jobs that aren't created until it's too late to stop the flood (or save the election). At 11:00 am this morning (EST) the Building America's Future coalition is announcing its support for an important new piece of legislation, the National Infrastructure Bank. This legislation would create a development bank that pools public and private funds to finance infrastructure construction and repair. On matters ranging from schools to windmills to commuter rail, the bank would generate funds needed for investment and a reasonable return for investors -- a classic win-win.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
by Laura Braden