Winston Churchill once said “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Updated for today’s era of governmental gridlock, you could modify that phrase to say that “Americans will do the right thing — when they have no other choice.” #-ad_banner-#Considering that the nation’s Highway Trust Fund (which has relied upon revenues from a tax of $0.184 a gallon since 1993) is expected to run out of funds within the next few months, inaction is not an option. “The moment is dire — the trust fund is quickly running toward insolvency,”… Read More
Winston Churchill once said “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they’ve tried everything else.” Updated for today’s era of governmental gridlock, you could modify that phrase to say that “Americans will do the right thing — when they have no other choice.” #-ad_banner-#Considering that the nation’s Highway Trust Fund (which has relied upon revenues from a tax of $0.184 a gallon since 1993) is expected to run out of funds within the next few months, inaction is not an option. “The moment is dire — the trust fund is quickly running toward insolvency,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Bloomberg News. Thankfully, Congress has begun to search for a fix, not only for our nation’s highways, but many other core parts of our infrastructure, which barely get a passing grade, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Senate has just issued a new bipartisan blueprint for infrastructure spending, which will boost aid to states while also providing greater spending transparency. The challenge is to find the right revenue-raising formula. The Obama administration is siding with some leading Republicans in pursuit… Read More