Tag Archives: Transportation

They Aren’t Serious

Posted on October 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

This was recently added to Romney’s facebook page. Apparently the way to promote a “stronger middle class” is to defund a convenient and efficient mode of transportation that millions of middle class people use every year. As for cutting the … Continue reading →

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Faux Warfare

Posted on September 24, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Rob Tornoe In other news, Amtrak announced today that they will begin testing high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor this week.

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Combined Transportation and Education Bill Signed

Posted on July 6, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

While no one was watching, congress, including an overwhelming majority of the Republicans in congress, voted to extend the federal gasoline tax to pay for the combined transportation and education bill signed into law today by President Obama. The White … Continue reading →

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There’s a Deal, But It’s Not Done Yet

Posted on June 26, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The senate has finally come to an agreement that we really do need to freeze current student loan interest rates and renew the transportation bill, and there’s a deal in place to do that. The only problem now is it … Continue reading →

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Chris Christie is a Lying Liar

Posted on April 10, 2012 at 2:05 pm by JM Ashby

Shortly after taking office New Jersey Governor Chris Christie canceled a tunnel project, which was the largest public works project in the nation, that would connect New Jersey and New York and relieve congestion on other routes. Christie’s rationale for … Continue reading →

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Privatizing Our Infrastructure is Bad

Posted on April 2, 2012 at 1:28 pm by Bob Cesca

Brad Plumer at Ezra Klein’s place covers the upsides and downsides of leasing or selling off our roads and bridges to private corporations. The main problem here isn’t just that transportation infrastructure is being privatized. The problem is that it’s … Continue reading →

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Public Options vs. Private Options

Posted on October 6, 2009 at 8:56 am by Bob Cesca

Michele Bachmann is very confused. On one hand, a public health insurance plan would be so awesome that it would put private insurance companies out of business. Well, okay. As long as the privates are behaving like WellPoint and CIGNA, … Continue reading →

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