Obama's 'Fix it First' Program Would Mend 'Deficient' Ladue, Frontenac Bridges
In his 2013 State of the Union Address Tuesday, President Barack Obama touched on immigration policy, gun control and the economy, among other national issues. In terms of infrastructure, he proposed a "Fix it First" plan that may affect Ladue and Fronten
President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday night what he called a "Fix It First" program to address the nation's crumbling infrastructure—like roads and bridges—in an effort to improve citizens' quality of life and bring jobs to the United States. "I propose a 'Fix-It-First' program to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs, like the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country," he said during the State of the Union Address. "And to make sure taxpayers don’t shoulder the whole burden, I’m also proposing a Partnership to Rebuild America that attracts private capital to upgrade what our businesses need most—modern ports to move goods; modern pipelines to withstand a storm; modern schools worthy of …
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10:13 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
He should have called it the "State of the Unions Address", since so many of his spending programs go to union, and often union-only, workers. Roads and bridges? Union-only labor. Expanded early childhood education? Highly unionized. Government jobs? Highly unionized. All of which kick back straight into only one political party's pocket. You really want to fix roads and bridges? Try proposing "… more ›