FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail and Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors Across the Country | The White House
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$8.2 Billion from the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – a key pillar of Bidenomics – is delivering world class-infrastructure across the country, expanding access to economic opportunity, and creating good-paying jobs. By delivering $66 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law –…
    • willis936@lemmy.world
      45·
      9 måneder siden

      Put capital gains tax on housing investments. Divert all cash from a pie in the sky train program for housing subsidies.

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        51·
        9 måneder siden

        Housing subsidies raise the overall cost, and the middle class still gets to pay the bill. It has its place for low incomes, but it’s counterproductive when done too broadly. I’m definitely in favor of taxing investment real estate though.

      • Ryumast3r@lemmy.world
        4·
        9 måneder siden

        This “pie in the sky” train system is currently using like none of the federal budget. Find something else to cut money from.