* DJT is taking of a new Gov't Bond to pay for this.
* Great but how do you pay back the Bond Holders ( us that buy them ) and pay the "Coupon" on the Bond even if it is a "Zero" Where is the income stream from these new roads to justify it.
* Also how will the roads be built, especially in Northern Climates.
* The EPA does not allow Coal Ash in Concrete which is a water dispersant and adds to the life of the road.
* Their are new high tech replacements for the ash, will they be mandatory?
* Will the roads be thicker more robust?
Answer these please Team Trump, I don't want to throw good money after bad....
Well, the theory is that income stream on the new roads comes from the higher GDP enabled by eliminating transportation bottlenecks that impair productivity in the economy. Higher GDP leads to higher tax receipts even at unchanged tax rates and those higher receipts mean that even a relatively low value added for these bridges that slow truck and commuter traffic will be sufficient at today’s interest rates to cover the nominal coupon and retire the debt at maturity. That’s the theory, mind you.