The Hill » Roughly two-thirds of all core infrastructure built in the U.S. is built by state and local governments and financed with tax-exempt municipal bonds. Now there’s talk of taxing them. Here’s why it’s a bad idea.
The Huffington Post » UN Member States two years ago adopted an agreement that sets global targets for reducing disaster losses.
Bloomberg » Private investors aren’t interested in projects that won’t turn a profit or that are subject to government scrutiny.
The Hill » Ross, who co-authored the private funding-focused infrastructure proposal that Trump floated on the campaign trail, assured senators during his confirmation hearing that the concept of using private financing was not the “be all and end all” solution.
The Sacramento Bee » So Ed Ring and others of his ilk tell us that if our deteriorating state infrastructure just had a “quick cash infusion” from the private sector, investors would assume all the risk and our water and transportation problems would be solved. That delusion has an expensive dark side. – December 13, 2016