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Most Americans Are in Favor of Increasing Federal Spending to Repair the Nation's Crumbling Transportation Infrastructure
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(OPEN):
A FULL 77-PERCENT OF AMERICANS AGREE WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA THAT THE
FEDERAL-GOVERNMENT SHOULD INCREASE SPENDING TO REPAIR THE NATION'S
CRUMBLING ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TRANSIT-SYSTEMS. THAT'S ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST "AMERICA THINKS"-SURVEY, BY H-N-T-B CORPORATION.
IN ADDITION, 74-PERCENT WOULD BE WILLING TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON VARIOUS
TRANSPORTATION-EXPENSES OR -TAXES--IF THE MONEY WAS PUT TOWARD LONG-TERM
TRANSPORTATION-IMPROVEMENTS. PAUL YAROSSI [AS IN
"ROSSI"] IS THE PRESIDENT OF H-N-T-B HOLDINGS, LIMITED...
(YAROSSI):
"OUR COUNTRY
HAS ALWAYS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN IMPROVING ECONOMIC-OPPORTUNITIES--AND
THE NATION'S QUALITY-OF-LIFE--WHEN INVESTING IN ITS
TRANSPORTATION-NETWORK. A HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION-SYSTEM IS
ESSENTIAL TO A HEALTHY AMERICAN-ECONOMY; THIS CAN'T BE A PARTISAN-ISSUE."
(CLOSE):
ALSO, 66-PERCENT OF THE RESPONDENTS THINK THAT MOST U-S-INFRASTRUCTURE IS
PAST ITS INTENDED LIFESPAN--WHILE 81-PERCENT WOULD GIVE THE NATION'S
INFRASTRUCTURE A "C"-GRADE, OR LOWER. AND, 58-PERCENT THINK THAT
INVESTING IN SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE-PROJECTS IS A BETTER WAY TO
RECOVER FROM THE RECESSION THAN CUTTING EXPENSIVE PUBLIC-WORKS PROJECTS,
IN ORDER TO PAY DOWN DEFICITS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"H-N-T-B"-DOT-COM.
