New economically populist, working-class Republican Party wants to completely decimate American infrastructure

I observed recently that anyone who believes that the far-far-right flank of House Republicans oppose Ukraine’s right to self defense because the money — and, er, surplus weapons — would be better spent at home presumably gives 95% of their annual income to the Federal Wallet Inspector. But don’t take my word for it, just ask them:

It took decades for Congress to deliver on its promise to pour new money into the nation’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports and internet connections.

Now, House Republicans are trying to slash some of the same funds.

A series of GOP bills to finance the federal government in 2024 would wipe out billions of dollars meant to repair the nation’s aging infrastructure, potentially undercutting a 2021 law that was one of Washington’s rare recent bipartisan achievements. The proposed cuts could hamstring some of the most urgently needed public-works projects across the country, from improving rail safety to reducing lead contamination at schools.

Some of the cuts would be particularly steep: Amtrak, for example, could lose nearly two-thirds of its annual federal funding next fiscal year if House Republicans prevail. That includes more than $1 billion in cuts targeting the highly trafficked and rapidly aging Northeast Corridor, which runs between Boston and Washington, prompting Amtrak’s chief to sound early alarms about service disruptions.

I am beginning to think that Trump’s Republican party is just the same old upward-wealth-distribution machine it’s been since before he was born. I don’t even think INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK will happen if he wins a second term, a rather marked contrast to Joe Biden. who got about 5% of the credit Trump would have had he signed the same bill.