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It's another Trump con. He's called for one and a half trillion dollar boost in infrastructure spending, but he's proposing just 200 billion dollars in federal funding. So where does the rest come from tax hikes on the Middle class and poor and from private investors, state and local governments already starved for cash would have to raise taxes private investors for their part. They won't pitch in unless they're guaranteed a good return on their investment, most likely in the form of tolls and other user fees or worse governments might be forced to transfer ownership of. And bridges to private corporations, so the public will end up paying twice. Higher taxes and higher tolls and won't even get what's needed projects that will be most attractive to big investors are were tolls and fees will bring in the biggest bucks brand new highways and bridges rather than the thousands of smaller bridges, airports, pipes and water treatment facilities. Most in need of repair. Trump's infrastructure plan only worsens the racial divide in America by leaving disadvantaged communities behind while giving massive. To the rich and corporations through new tolls and fees, it's a double Conan because now that Trump and the Republicans have enacted a huge tax cut for corporations in the rich, there's no money left for infrastructure and the White House says the 200 billion dollars of federal spending will be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget, but doesn't explain how we're where given what we know of Trump's and the GOP's priorities. that means taking money from programs that protect vulnerable Americans. From the billions wasted on military spending, a real infrastructure program, as opposed to Trump's fake program would focus primarily on repairing existing infrastructure doing so based on need rather than financial returns, prioritizing public transportation over private and clean water and renewable energy over projects that generate more pollution and it would be paid for by closing tax loopholes used by big corporations and the rich not by imposing. Higher taxes, Trump tolls and user fees on the rest of us to really make America great again. We need more and better infrastructure. That's for the public, not for big developers and investors.