instead of throwing around opinions and political invective.
for example
from The American Society of Civil Engineers web site at
http://www.asce.org/Infrastructure/Report-Card/ASCE-s-economic-study-in-the-news/"Deteriorating surface transportation infrastructure will cost the American economy more than 870,000 jobs and suppress the growth of the country???s gross domestic product by $3.1 trillion by 2020.
That???s according to the report ???Failure to Act: The Economic Impact of Current Investment Trends on Surface Transportation Infrastructure,??? released July 27 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The report finds that, in 2010, deficiencies in America???s roads, bridges, and transit systems cost American households and businesses more than $129 billion. That includes vehicle operating costs, delays in travel time, and safety and environmental costs.
If investments in surface transportation infrastructure are not made soon, those costs will grow exponentially, the report warns."
