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richardt said...

The last two comments couldn't be more off the mark. While I agree that we should't load our kids and grandkids with debt, not all government spending is equal. The money we spend on infrastructure, roads, bridges, water treatment plants create more jobs and stimulate economic growth then any other spending. For every dollar we spend on these projects, sevan dollars is created, suppliers, economic investment etc. Don't take my word for it look it up yourself, throughout America's history everytime we have made major investments in infrastructure the result is economic growth. Atlanta is a perfect example, prior to the railroads Atlanta was little more then village, because of its location it became a railroad hub and it grew dramatically. The construction of the interstate highway system transformed Atlanta into a major city.

The areas in America that are investing in there infrastructure are growing and those that do not decline. Neither of you look at the benefits of the infrastructure that we pass on to our kids.....if we don't maintain and improve what we have look at all the economic opportunities they miss and the taxes they will have to raise because we didn't take care of things. If some manufacturer wants to build a plant somewhere and provide jobs where do you think they will locate it somewhere where there are good roads where they can transport there products and get their people to work or some place they can't? Georgia's gas tax which pays for the roads is the lowest in the country so I'm not sure what the all the whining is all about. If there is not enough money for transportation it is because not investing as nearly as much as other states are. Even if you don't think roads and bridges are worth investing in, design-build construction generally saves 6-10% on each project and get them done 33% faster, why would we not want get projects done cheaper and faster? The proposed law makes sense.

February 24, 2010 at 11:18 a.m.
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