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The trace elements of a nation

…loss of capacity to rebuild oneself independently in a crisis. That capacity is only partly dependent on the infrastructure — the factory floors and steel mills. More importantly, the working…

Foreign exchange surpluses

…by selling their key public infrastructure, industries, mineral rights and commanding heights to US investors. But the US Government has blocked foreign countries from doing the same with the United…

…being a good mother

…nurtures us, protect and preserve the infrastructure that gets us to and from our work and homes and lets us socialize with our friends and co-workers, protect and preserve our…

The Class war summed up in quotes

…or when we finally begin to rebuild our roads, our bridges, the infrastructure of our country, demand will skyrocket….God save us if we vote to take his paltry few dollars…

Democrats touting tax cuts

…new markets tax credit) $6,501 million Infrastructure financing tools (e.g., school construction bonds, Build America Bonds) $19,638 million Low-income housing and energy property provisions $74 million $250 refundable tax credit…

Blue investing?

…of one of Sun Microsystems’ co-founders, Vinod Khosla. The firm seeks out emerging water technologies, among other cutting-edge investments. The market worldwide in stocks revolving around water infrastructure alone —…

Politically Feasible Stimulus

infrastructure, particularly transportation projects, is also under discussion. But it would be easier for a package composed purely of tax cuts to “avoid the stain of a ‘bailout’ or ‘stimulus’…