Bill's Strengths: How The Infrastructure Bill Could Affect You
This news segment explains how the goal of the infrastructure bill is to benefit the working class. This is to be done by creating over 600,00 high-wage and high skill jobs. Senator Bernie Sanders concludes the video by explaining how this bill is an example of the government working for the working class and middle class people of America.
(Brookings Institution, 3/17/21)
The authors identify three major issues that America faces as it transitions to a post covid-19 world. The first is high unemployment and low re employment opportunities. The second is too many low wage, dead end jobs. The third is large infrastructure gaps. The authors then explain how the infrastructure bill will allow for the economy to address the first two issues by solving the third.
(Brookings Institution, 4/29/21)
The Brookings authors begin by stating the fact that 96.8% of black businesses are sole proprietorships, allowing for large amlunts of room for growth. They explain how proper investing will allow four main goals to be accomplished. The first is Converting sole proprietorships in infrastructure-related fields into employer-firms, the second is Setting aside funds to invest in sole proprietorship conversion, the third is Revising underwriting practices and lastly Ensuring capital is usable.
(Times, 8/11/21)
The Time authors explain how many of the benefits of the infrastructure bill will benefit targeted industries including Big Telecom, global supply chain and delivery, electric vehicles, metals and nuclear power. The article then transitions to how and why these industries were targeted as well as the benefits American society will receive as a result.
(US Chamber of Commerce, 9/20/21)
The authors from the US Chamber of Commerce narrow down the benefits from the infrastructure bill to Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Nevada. The authors focus on the benefits the major industries of each state will gain from the bill and how these benefits impact the state and national economy.
(Wall Street Journal, 11/6/21)
The Wall Street Journal outlines the most practical improvements and changes in the lives of the average American as a result of the benefits brought on by the Infrastructure Act. Focusing on commuting, travel, the cars purchased, the transportation of goods, access to internet, access to clean water and climate change.
(American Society of Civil Engineers)
An interactive article from the American Society of Civil Engineers allows one to click on individual states and see their infrastructure grade now and how this bill will help them.
(Brookings Institution, 8/5/21)
A senior fellow at the Brookings Institution discusses limitations and shortcomings of the Infrastructure Bill. The fellow argues that the bill may not go far enough in terms of addressing structural issues regarding climate change and land use, metro area development, and regulating roadway expansion. These need to be addressed in subsequent amendments to the bill or in later infrastructure bills to ensure the success of Biden’s plan.
(The Hill, 8/19/21)
A conservative economist contributor lists the reasons why taxpayers should resent the Infrastructure Bill. The contributor argues that the bill is falsely advertised to Americans and includes non-infrastructure legislation that expands government control over the private sector. With this, they also claim that resources are misallocated towards sectors and domains that should not be a priority.
