More than 20 barges break loose on Ohio River
4/14/24
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More than 20 barges break loose on Ohio River, recovery efforts underway https://t.co/HghcHNm8l1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 13, 2024
America’s surface transportation infrastructure needs significant improvements and rehabilitation, yet Congress is uncertain about how to do this. Some want to significantly increase federal spending on infrastructure. Others want to end deficit financing of transportation and end federal restrictions that reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of the funds that are spent. To resolve this conundrum, this paper presents three principles that Congress should apply to a new surface transportation funding bill. These principles are pay-as-you-go, user fees, and subsidiarity.
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