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<blockquote data-quote="Sportello" data-source="post: 1549093" data-attributes="member: 55299"><p>You don't seem to see that the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-unveils-4-tn-budget-110335424.html" target="_blank">Republican Congress has refused</a> to take up any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act" target="_blank">jobs bill the President has offered. </a>I think we should have a $2 trillion infrastructure rebuilding bill placed in front of Boehner this week. Can you get one Republican on board?</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/sen-bernie-sanders-wants-to-spend-1-trillion-on-infrastructure/2015/01/27/21fda102-a65b-11e4-a7c2-03d37af98440_story.html" target="_blank">one man acts</a> for all Americans, except those who really don't need his help.</p><p></p><p>Here's an example of what we waste by NOT fixing just one aspect of the infrastructure:</p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>For the too lazy to click:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Elements of the proposed bill</strong></span></p><p>The White House provided a fact sheet which summarizes the key provisions of the $447 billion bill.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act#cite_note-WhiteHouseFactSheet-15" target="_blank">[15]</a> Some of its elements include:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Cutting and suspending $245 billion worth of payroll taxes for qualifying employers and 160 million medium to low income employees.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spending $62 billion for a Pathways Back to Work Program for expanding opportunities for low-income youth and adults.<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">$49 billion - Extending <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_insurance" target="_blank">unemployment benefits</a> for up to 6 million long-term beneficiaries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">$8 billion - Jobs tax credit for the long term unemployed.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">$5 billion - Pathways back to work fund.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act#cite_note-WhiteHouseFactSheet-15" target="_blank">[15]</a></li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spending $50 billion on both new & pre-existing infrastructure projects.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spending $35 billion in additional funding to protect the jobs of teachers, police officers, and firefighters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spending $30 billion to modernize at least 35,000 public schools and community colleges.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spending $15 billion on a program that would hire construction workers to help rehabilitate and refurbishing hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes and businesses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Creating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Infrastructure_Bank" target="_blank">National Infrastructure Bank</a> (capitalized with $10 billion), originally proposed in 2007, to help fund infrastructure via private and public capital.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety, while expanding accessibility to high-speed wireless services.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Prohibiting discrimination in hiring against persons who are unemployed because of their status as unemployed persons..</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Loosening regulations on small businesses that wish to raise capital, including through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding" target="_blank">crowdfunding</a>, while retaining investor protections.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sportello, post: 1549093, member: 55299"] You don't seem to see that the [URL='http://news.yahoo.com/obama-unveils-4-tn-budget-110335424.html']Republican Congress has refused[/URL] to take up any [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act']jobs bill the President has offered. [/URL]I think we should have a $2 trillion infrastructure rebuilding bill placed in front of Boehner this week. Can you get one Republican on board? Meanwhile, [URL='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/sen-bernie-sanders-wants-to-spend-1-trillion-on-infrastructure/2015/01/27/21fda102-a65b-11e4-a7c2-03d37af98440_story.html']one man acts[/URL] for all Americans, except those who really don't need his help. Here's an example of what we waste by NOT fixing just one aspect of the infrastructure: [URL]http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost[/URL] For the too lazy to click: [SIZE=5][B]Elements of the proposed bill[/B][/SIZE] The White House provided a fact sheet which summarizes the key provisions of the $447 billion bill.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act#cite_note-WhiteHouseFactSheet-15'][15][/URL] Some of its elements include: [LIST=1] [*]Cutting and suspending $245 billion worth of payroll taxes for qualifying employers and 160 million medium to low income employees. [*]Spending $62 billion for a Pathways Back to Work Program for expanding opportunities for low-income youth and adults. [LIST=1] [*]$49 billion - Extending [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment_insurance']unemployment benefits[/URL] for up to 6 million long-term beneficiaries. [*]$8 billion - Jobs tax credit for the long term unemployed. [*]$5 billion - Pathways back to work fund.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jobs_Act#cite_note-WhiteHouseFactSheet-15'][15][/URL] [/LIST] [*]Spending $50 billion on both new & pre-existing infrastructure projects. [*]Spending $35 billion in additional funding to protect the jobs of teachers, police officers, and firefighters [*]Spending $30 billion to modernize at least 35,000 public schools and community colleges. [*]Spending $15 billion on a program that would hire construction workers to help rehabilitate and refurbishing hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes and businesses. [*]Creating the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Infrastructure_Bank']National Infrastructure Bank[/URL] (capitalized with $10 billion), originally proposed in 2007, to help fund infrastructure via private and public capital. [*]Creating a nationwide, interoperable wireless network for public safety, while expanding accessibility to high-speed wireless services. [*]Prohibiting discrimination in hiring against persons who are unemployed because of their status as unemployed persons.. [*]Loosening regulations on small businesses that wish to raise capital, including through [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding']crowdfunding[/URL], while retaining investor protections. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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