Want to Ignore Politics? Maybe a Bridge Falling on Your Neighbors Will Change Your Mind

Most Americans are too busy with their daily lives for politics. But maybe when a bridge falls killing their neighbors it will wake them up. A crumbling infrastructure is coming to a bridge or gas line near you. You can't hide.


You Can't Have a Functioning Democracy Without High Quality Infrastructure

Earlier this week, Josh and Vanessa Ellis and their 8-month-old son Hudson were killed after debris from a highway overpass in Bonney Lake, Washington fell onto their pickup truck as they were driving through.
According to authorities, a large piece of concrete barrier fell from the overpass onto the Ellis' truck. The overpass was undergoing a construction project at the time.
The tragic deaths of Josh, Vanessa and Hudson Ellis are yet another reminder that US infrastructure is literally crumbling.

Take our nation's bridges and tunnels for example.
Right now, there are over 600,000 bridges in the US that have been labeled as "structurally deficient."

In 2013, a bridge on I-5 in Washington State collapsed, sending three people plunging into a river.

More here: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/30267-you-can-t-have-a-functioning-democracy-without-high-quality-infrastructure

How long will we allow our government to spend on redundant military equipment and boondoggles or give the wealthy tax breaks while ignoring our crumbling infrastructure.

If you think your safety and our national security is important, think infrastructure.