Allow states to borrow funds at historically low interest rates to fund transportation projects that would put many, many people to work into good paying jobs.
Create, maintain and repair much needed roads and bridges and increase mass transit projects in order to keep up with the demands of future commuters.
Create mass transit systems that will bring us into the 21st century and save on pollution and the environment.
So many people would be put back to work with these construction jobs, and those people spend money in their local economy every day which drives the larger economy. Most construction jobs offer good salaries with benefits.
Many areas would be postively affected by transportation investments. Those effects would last into the far future, not just short term.
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