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4. Your stats are off.

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 09:01 AM

Mar 2021

By generally accepted definitions the rural population of the USA is about 19%.
https://mtgis-portal.geo.census.gov/arcgis/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=49cd4bc9c8eb444ab51218c1d5001ef6

Also infrastructure bills have in the past transformed rural america, for example the rural electrification programs under the New Deal.

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How is a potentially 2 trillion dollar or more infrastructure bill going to work [View all] Cheezoholic Mar 2021 OP

That's why 45 ignored it Delarage Mar 2021 #1

Much of the money will probably be given to states... dawg day Mar 2021 #2

Not true and misses the point... JT45242 Mar 2021 #3

Good post. Duppers Mar 2021 #9

Your stats are off. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #4

Rural americans benefit tremendously from road projects jcgoldie Mar 2021 #5

Maybe, when the bill is written stillcool Mar 2021 #8