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Shifting Gears

Highways & infrastructure

Shifting Gears

The U.S. system of transportation finance, designed a century ago with the sole purpose of funding the construction of the nation’s highways, is today a major obstacle to a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable transportation system. Addressing the challenges of the 21st century will require a new paradigm for transportation finance – one that charges transportation taxes and fees that reflect the full costs of our transportation choices, and prioritizes projects that deliver the greatest societal benefits.

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Fifth time’s the charm? How the Trump administration is pushing an unpopular fracking bailout

Tax & budget

Fifth time’s the charm? How the Trump administration is pushing an unpopular fracking bailout

The oil and gas industry imposes tremendous costs on our environment and health, but despite those costs, the Trump administration and some in Congress have continued to push increasingly desperate - and sometimes absurd - steps to pull the oil industry out of its current ditch.

During Outbreak: Put Caregiving First, Bailouts Second

COVID-19

During Outbreak: Put Caregiving First, Bailouts Second

Now, with people struggling and in fear, is no time to prioritize bailing out the cruise ship industry or the fracking industry. When it comes to the health of the broader economy, we are likely to have more time to remedy the economic wounds than we will to address the physical and emotional wounds the virus will inflict.

This Infrastructure Week, Let’s Talk Priorities, Not Dollars

Highways & infrastructure

This Infrastructure Week, Let’s Talk Priorities, Not Dollars

Too often, infrastructure policy seems to be driven by short-term priorities – getting projects underway, creating jobs, or squeezing out another couple decimal points of growth in GDP. The reality, however, is that the projects we build today will shape the America our kids and grandkids inherit. We owe it to them to make good choices.

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