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Brigid

(17,621 posts)
Sun May 26, 2013, 05:21 PM May 2013

Wow, Big Ed is really on fire about infrastructure today.

Last edited Sun May 26, 2013, 07:04 PM - Edit history (1)

And Sherrod Brown is right: we have what we could very much call an infrastructure debt we are leaving our kids. And shouldn't this be a nonpartisan issue? Who wants to drive across a bridge and wonder if it's going to collapse??

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Wow, Big Ed is really on fire about infrastructure today. (Original Post) Brigid May 2013 OP
I'm glad Ed is back on. postulater May 2013 #1
same here.... chillfactor May 2013 #5
He did a great job laying out the issue. nt MADem May 2013 #2
Infrastructure and healthcare... OneGrassRoot May 2013 #3
Another DUer put it best not long ago: Brigid May 2013 #4
Bam. That's it. Thanks. n/t OneGrassRoot May 2013 #6

postulater

(5,075 posts)
1. I'm glad Ed is back on.
Sun May 26, 2013, 05:56 PM
May 2013

He reports on everyday stuff that affects everyday activities.

I just set to record his shows cuz I'm not always inside on Sat and Sun afternoon.

OneGrassRoot

(22,920 posts)
3. Infrastructure and healthcare...
Sun May 26, 2013, 07:04 PM
May 2013

Even the uber wealthy can't hide behind a gated community bubble when it comes to those two issues -- not unless they are literally never going to leave their homes.

They and their loved ones are put directly at risk by failing infrastructure and an unwell populace that lacks adequate healthcare (and our populace is less and less well due to lacking the basics of life - adequate food and shelter).

Brigid

(17,621 posts)
4. Another DUer put it best not long ago:
Sun May 26, 2013, 07:06 PM
May 2013

"Do you really want to be the last rich guy in a poor country?"

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