THE I-WORD – AN ECONOMIC FILLIP?

COMMENT: Yes, we have heard it before. Investment in infrastructure (the “I-word”) was a centerpiece of President Trump’s campaign four years ago; it also figured in peace-making overtures between Democrats (led by House speaker Nancy Pelosi) and the party of Trump, theRepublicans, during the various political feuds of subsequent years, writes Barry Parker.

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COMMENT: Yes, we have heard it before. Investment in infrastructure (the “I-word”) was a centerpiece of President Trump’s campaign four years ago; it also figured in peace-making overtures between Democrats (led by House speaker Nancy Pelosi) and the party of Trump, theRepublicans, during the various political feuds of subsequent years, writes Barry Parker.