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“ thEy said it”

“You go one Year

without spending “This is not about the

$500 million, how gas tax. It’s about paying
manY lives are going for what we use and

to be lost, how manY investing in our future. It

accidents are we

going to have? to isn’t popular — everybody
me, that’s a bigger wants somebody else to

issue than economic take the first step.”

development.” —u.s. rep. earl Blumenauer (d-Ore.) unveiled the “Update,
Promote and develop America’s Transportation Essentials Act
—Frank Vozel, deputy director and chief engineer for the of 2013” which would gradually add 15 cents to diesel and
Arkansas highway and Transportation department, expresses fuel tax by 2016 to fill a widening shortfall in the federal
concern that many highway projects to create wider lanes, government’s main source of transportation funding.
shoulders and other improvements to make routes safer and
reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes may not
be built. Fifty-six (56) Arkansas road and bridge projects “Mandela taught us the
worth $500 million will go unbuilt if the federal highway
Trust Fund runs dry as forecast in 2015.
power of action, but also
ideas; the importance of
“The key here is nobody had to
sacrifice their core principles. Our reason and arguments; the
principles are: Don’t raise taxes, need to study not only
reduce the deficit.”

—Through a partnership with liberal sen. patty murray those you agree with, but
(d-Wash.), rep. paul ryan (R-Wis.) announced a budget
agreement that sets top-line spending figures through those who you don’t.”
fiscal 2015, partially replaces unpopular spending cuts with
other savings and non-tax revenue sources, and offers some —president Barack obama on the passing of former South
modest deficit reduction. African President and civil rights leader, Nelson mandela.

“How can it be that it is not a news item when an

elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is

news when the stock market loses two points?”

—pope Francis made headlines (again) by criticizing the effectiveness of trickle-down economics.

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