It’s common in Washington to enact a law and pay for it by simply putting on the country’s metaphorical “credit card.” So with the conversation about revitalizing America’s infrastructure heating up, will we pump trillions more into the deficit? With the national debt already at a staggering $21 trillion, taxpayers have good reasons to be cautious. However, a new plan is gaining traction among Democrats and Republicans that would fund infrastructure projects while cutting into the national debt.
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