The Infrastructure Hoax

"We need an infrastructure bill which would allow the federal government to work in tandem with local, state and private concerns in getting our electric grid robust and smart."

What is there not to love with a "fixer upper" bill for our road and bridges? In mean, COME ON, MAN! Plus, we have a "bipartisan" pure infrastructure bill, worth a measly $1.2T, all wrapped up and ready to go! This is great news! What could be the problem, right? Let's sign the dang thing and move on! Or, should we?

Forbes had an interesting article about our infrastructure. Seems the amount of infrastructure which comes under the federal government's purview and ownership, is less than five percent. The rest is all state, county or privately owned. Then what pray tell, is in this $1.2T package? A little this, a little that. Some true infrastructure improvements, most not. But "here's the thing, man" - we have now broadened the definition of infrastructure to mean just about anything, and everything - and fixes almost nothing.

If someone - anyone - asked my opinion of infrastructure, I could have given a whopper of a response. And this is a perfect example of what is NOT totally owned by the federal government. Our electric grid is a mess. Has been for years. BTW - did you know we had a solar corona event yesterday? Fortunately, it was minor. But it could have been major, which would have really put our electric grid in a jam. That is just one threat our out of date electric grid faces.

We need an infrastructure bill which would allow the federal government to work in tandem with local, state and private concerns in getting our electric grid robust and smart. It is only a matter of time, before some hacker from another country, cripples part of our grid. Or (God forbid), the Norks or Iranians manage to harm our grid with an EMP device. 

This is the kind of infrastructure which is truly infrastructure. Biden can take that global warming crip crap, and stick where the sun cannot shine. Global warming "fixes" are NOT infrastructure. BTW - improved pipelines like Line 3, or Keystone, can be considered infrastructure. All the government needed to do with both of those, is keep their nose out of the private business which owns them. But they did not, and now the much needed Keystone Pipeline is dead (for now).

If Biden wants to get his $3.5T lollapalooza bill through the House and Senate, he should first call it by the name which it is - "the mother of all boondoggles". Calling that behemoth "infrastructure", is an insult to real infrastructure. Don't think so? Take your turn then. Tell the rest of us. We will anxiously await for your answer.