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Mississippi

Vogon_Glory

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13. Rising costs, travel delays, and dead bodies

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 28, 2018, 11:09 AM

Jul 2018

That soy bean farmer is getting a lesson about infrastructure from without Faux and Sinclair. So are ordinary citizens having to do detours or losing their tires and shocks to crummy roads and closed bridges. I suspect there’ll be some deaths as the costs of closed rural hospitals comes home at the wakes.

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In Mississippi, closed bridges and crumbling infrastructure threaten lives and livelihoods [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 OP

US, a neglected country. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #1

You're right, this isn't relegated to certain areas, this is happening all over the country Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #3

The US reminds me of when corporate raiders and hatchet men take over a company for their RKP5637 Jul 2018 #15

But, but, but... Control-Z Jul 2018 #2

It's obvious that the American people have become the last priority Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #4

Always use the sarcasm thingy. 3Hotdogs Jul 2018 #10

Who needs infrastructure?... Imma vote for the party of lower taxes because freedom. RockRaven Jul 2018 #5

And lower taxes for who?? Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #6

GOP working for the people.....NOT beachbum bob Jul 2018 #7

Right-wing Starve The Beast Theory In Practice! Vogon_Glory Jul 2018 #8

Not just Mississippi. I recall readying -- I believe it is Oklahoma. State police cannot drive more 3Hotdogs Jul 2018 #9

That's Just Part Of It Vogon_Glory Jul 2018 #11

Why aren't they "wised up?" 3Hotdogs Jul 2018 #12

Rising costs, travel delays, and dead bodies Vogon_Glory Jul 2018 #13

But are they bright enough to make the connection? 3Hotdogs Jul 2018 #14

CALIFORNIA GAS TAX PAYS ROB-ROX Jul 2018 #16