America's Failing Infrastructure

[RapidRay01]

Republicans always say that the government can not do anything worthwhile . So , where is the Private sector to help with this problem . Uh , that's right , they are in China building it up !

[finefilth]

999999999 TRILLION AVAILABLE FOR CHEMTRAILS AND EVERYTYHING ELSE WE HATE... NO MONEY FOR ROADS...I SMELL BULLSHIT

[finefilth]

FUCK BRIDGES---USE THE MONEY TO SPRAY CHEMTRAILS ON THE SERFS

[RoniCMaster]

This is old, China spends 9% of its GDP on infrastructure.

[pgyogurt]

This is an eye-opening news story, which I knew nothing about. Imagine if others knew about it too. Imagine if policymakers, public works managers, engineering/consulting firms knew specifically about their own bridge, rail, and water systems. I see investment and support for our infrastructure from non-profits to investment firms. Well, now there is a way to let others know about this and others: InfraInput (a one-stop website to report issues and ideas on public infrastructure).

[mapboy93]

These Asshole Republicans needs to go.

[m2diggs]

@mapboy93 Both parties need to go!

[tyebrown04]

@m2diggs WE PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF GETTING RID OF BOTH PARTIES. SINCE YOU SAY THEY NEED TO GO WE ARE BEHIND YOU WATCHING YOU. GOOD LUCK. US MARSHULL J.B. PUCK

[m2diggs]

@tyebrown04 Make jokes if you want but it's the truth.

[striker300southpaw]

As a Civil Engineering student, I'm looking forward to the increase in employment for this field.

[randyseck]

Well, being that they wont repave a road until its turned to dirt, and when they do, they pave onside for a year, the the other side of a year, and by the time they finished both sides, one side has to be redone. We need to call japan and ask Dubai who the hell they use to pave roads, god damn. Its 2011, We need to find a way to make road paving a month project and be done. If you want super highways, you need super maintenance teams and America right now doesnt have super shit anywhere.

[epiksonik]

the infrastructure is incompatible with unity. it will always fail.

[Ramiromasters]

The question is never do we have the "Money" but its: do we have the resources, and the will of people to get it done?

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[88888FORCE]

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American Jobs Act

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Barack Obama went to Richmond, Virginia, to sell his jobs package to the American public.

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Republicans in Congress have shown little sign of bowing to Barack Obama's demands for the speedy passage

of his $447bn plan

[randyseck]

@88888FORCE And they rejected it. So I guess we let our country Crumble. Vote out the Entire Congress.

[Jinkies420]

how do you all expect these sudo politicians to do whats best 4 the tax paying citizens of the US-the under 900,000 income families that pay 38% in tax's while the over 900,000 pay 16% and still be able to fill their pockets with mad lootz and have gay sex with underage boys?..4 christ sake leave them alone and die a horrible death like the rest of us.

[shadowhunter388]

People need to put this conservative, Republican, and Democratic shit away. We need to come together united. Not Divided. This is bullshit our country is failing because of these sides. Our president has to kiss the Republican and Democrat's ass just to put their difference's side. Ridiculous.

[jeepluv76]

Our Government is no better than a third world country. Pathetic I sure as hell hope the bill is passed to raise tax on the rich its about time they pay up.

[tnguyen318]

Earth is so polluted from all these building and construction.

[TheTalshiar]

Tax cuts for the rich!! We need more tax cuts for the rich!! It's the answer to all of our problems.

[NGBebeau420]

Tax cuts for the rich? what are you stupid thats the last thing those snub rich pricks need is a tax cut. How about a tax cut for the hard working blue collar Americans when can we catch a break.

[guitargod259]

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[mrzack888]

if the terrorists get us, then all of our infrastructure grades will be "F". can you risk it? we have to spend money on weapons to fight the terrorists!!

[tommyblunt]

Who is going to save our people and our country?

[kdetton]

BULL SHIT ! WHAT DO WE PAY TAXES FOR !

[Joshy51112]

they live in a small town its not owrht building a 70 million bridge for something in the forest. unfortunately.

[lordblazer]

@Joshy51112

so a bridge that was vital to the residents there isn't economically viable? So it is safe to say the US is starting to become a third world country if it isn't willing to invest in its people.

[maplemanz]

HELLO CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You would not buy a new car and not change the oil, or do routine maintanance, right!! but we do here in america.

[maplemanz]

HELLO CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[donzaliko]

the only thing what american nation and american economy needs is to stop wars and spend money in the country

[godbluffvdgg]

Since I have been in construction for over twenty five years I have kept a watchful eye on the infrastructure here in my major east coast city. To use the vernacular... FUGETABOUTIT. "they" are just putting band-aids to severed limbs. The primary reason is that "they" know something we don't. Some sort of an event is going to occur soon that will make repairing of the infrastructure moot. Solar flares, planet x, nuclear holocaust, God, jesus, the devil, aliens, something evil this way comes.

[k4u1963]

A friend of mine who served in Afghanistan said if Americans knew what was going on there they would be furious.He told me we are building schools,houses,paving roads,drilling community water wells and installing municipal water systems and sewage treatment plants. They are also building an afghan army,giving them uniforms,weapons,ammunition,co­mputer systems,radar, helicopters,building military basis etc. We are falling to pieces while YOUR dollars are building nations abroad. Wonderful!

[tearlesscrab]

glad i dont live in america.

[Jrhoney]

@tearlesscrab I'm glad you don't either.

[kentzer135]

@tearlesscrab Me to

[isawanangel2]

excessive military spending and ignoring your country's own needs is fascism folks, just say no

[MstrMnd420]

I lived in Minneapolis when that happened, lived about 15 minutes from the spot that fell into the river. Ive looked at freeway overpasses lots and they are all falling apart. The concrete under them all is just crumbling.

[chingon711]

you can thank the GOP's 8 years of failure where more money was spend fighting wars and further enriching the top 2% wealthiest.

[Orionx30]

@chingon711 And you can continue to thank the current admin for bailing out big corporations....

[greatbroad]

The Ardmore Street Bridge in Villa Park, IL has been closed for years. Goes over the Union Pacific & CNW tracks. This town is just west of Chicago, IL. Sad.

[sl2k4u]

if you try to fix something and you use a private contractor using illegal aliens, it should take you, lets say, 1 million per job. If you use a private contractor hiring american workers, that will go to 10 million, and if you use unionized workers, that can go easily to 30 o 40 million, that is the problem.....

[excite236]

The sunset nation

[loveunderlaw]

We have idiots running the country these days :(

[MstrMnd420]

@loveunderlaw I don't believe it's the fact they are mentally incapable. I am steering more towards "intentional"

[loveunderlaw]

@MstrMnd420 I REALLY hope that you're wrong, but somehow you're probably MORE correct than we'd all like to admit about our "leaders". Some people just don't care about their post, & looking out for the general public.

[MstrMnd420]

@loveunderlaw One thing people could ask themselves is, if they had millions of dollars,power and had everything they could possibly want and some, would you give that up for others? It's pretty surprising what people would say and then do, given they were actually IN that situation. There is only one solution to the problem we are facing, which is the opposite of Greed.

[loveunderlaw]

@MstrMnd420 Yeah, but they will NEVER stop being greedy. Sadly enough, they want it all:(

[MstrMnd420]

@loveunderlaw I wish I could disagree with you, but ive seen this coming before I was even mature. You can at least rest assured, they will get more than they bargained for. = )

[AeronRotiart9]

@loveunderlaw at least john bahner is

lets cut domestic spending, including infastructure

[MrDoublehappy]

Folks in the third world row to work every day .... ohhh right America IS a third world country ... never thought i would say that in my lifetime !!!!

[shaggylakky]

so americans waste trillions in 2 wars billions more in helping another country's in time of crises but cant expense 70 millions to make a bridge in their homeland ? irony

[MarmaladeINFP]

@shaggylakky I never understand self-proclaimed 'fiscal conservatives' who complain about domestic spending that helps Americans and yet are always willing to spend endlessly on wars that kill Americans. Why should they care? After all, politicians who preach 'fiscal conservatism' are among the rich and so they get tax cuts. It's the working class and middle class that pays for the wars with their taxes and lives.

[grim0100110]

why do we send billions to other countries when we can't even afford things like infrastructure and education at home?

[shaggylakky]

@grim0100110 courtesy of you "honest" politicians

[dawnofthedeadling]

As big as traveling is, this should be a must. I mean, take trucking for example. Our bridges should be safe!!

[phatphred]

With all the people seeking employment, why does the government not implement something like the CCC or the WPA???

[ecwaufisxtreme]

The only way that our infrastructure improves and gets an A is to elect Sarah Palin so that she can implement Palinomics! Palinomics will boost our economy, making it robust and Palin's SUPERIOR policies over Obozo WILL completely fix and heal this country!

[MrSteve05]

we should have spent the ENTIRE stimulus money on our infrastructure just like we did during The Great Depression!

[mercedescl]

@MrSteve05 Are you mad? During the Great Depression era, over 78% of American GDP is agricultural or manufacturing; now, over 80% of them are service and consumer spending. Trillions spend on infrastructure won't create as much jobs as encourage people to buy new houses again.

[egyptahly]

and we are giving assistance and aid to pakistan and terrorist contries fo can we fucking keep it here in the usa to improve these fuckin bridges and roads, or just as an extra money for needy. we need to stop useless immigrants from stupid central and south american countries, they come here (90%) to collect food stamp what a fuck...we need to have a selective immigration system to bring brains and skilled individuals ooooonlyyyyyyyy fuck freedom and fuck stupid laws that destroys usa slowly

[ItsybitsyspiderMamma]

at least we have universal healthcare ??

[shaggylakky]

@ItsybitsyspiderMamma yeap right i hope you dont really belive the universal healthcare fiasco

[lolimdead5]

$70 million? yeah fucking right

[88donja]

Victor Li WOW - If he perfects that, just imagine the possibilities!!

[mexicansilentpanther]

Perfect, More job openings

[420witchdoctor]

It's cool, we'll bottom out and bounce back up.

[otterboxiphone]

In terms of infrastructure, American and Canada are falling behind Asian countries. Seriously, you can go visit other countries and you will realize how true this is. It is a real SHAME.

[chimera15]

America's totally becoming an idiocracy. I'm leaving if I can actually ever find a job somewhere and pay off my debt.

[flcony2]

@chimera15 then come live in Qatar and work there u will be rich easily :)

[lordblazer]

@chimera15

you can. Job hunt. I was job hunting in japan for a bit. Actually if you are interested in Japan. It is great. They are looking for foreigners a lot of japanese companies that is. They're quite ambitious this season. Anyway I got a job in Istanbul and I am leaving actually in a week. So I got my ticket out of here. Will be working for a bank. You can get your TEFL certificate and just teach english overseas and make a living that way if you want.

[chimera15]

@lordblazer I've been job hunting and had no luck whatsoever. Do you have a place to recommend? All the companies looking for english teachers that Ive found want you to be in Japan already.

[lordblazer]

@chimera15

have you already tried the JET program? Though you have to have never been to Japan before as a student or on a work visa.. You can also go to China, Thailand, Turkey, Czech Republic, etc etc.. I am actually interning at a bank in Istanbul at the moment. What is your degree, and interest? This kinda matters because you may be flexible in more than 1 field, and though english teaching is quite easy job, maybe other careers are more awarding overseas.

[chimera15]

@lordblazer I think I'm too old for JET or something else disqualifies me. I'll give it another look. I'm mainly into graphic design/web design/3d, or anything to do heavily with computers.

[lordblazer]

@chimera15

If that is the case then forget about Japan.. There is more opportunity for foreigners in the field of your interest in Singapore. Do some research on it, and I know someone in Singapore who is an independent graphic designer. Which shocked me cuz most of my friends in Singapore are well erm Bankers. But let me know just message me, and I can give you my friend's e-mail.

[lordblazer]

@chimera15

also the lifestyle and quality of living is better in Singapore than Japan.

[chimera15]

Everyone's too stupid and thinks we can't afford to invest in infrastructure, but look at that lady, she's probably going to loose her business now because no one can get to her. They shot down a new bridge in Norfolk here that we desperately need because no one wanted their taxes raised.

[billeybop]

I saw a similar report on CBS the other day. I helped build that bridge and how be damned if Im gonna let some fairy drag me over that river!

[nono11895]

Well were all gonna die.

[Xendrius]

Nothing amazing for those who have read the 25 Illuminati goals.