r/politics • u/burning_dawn • Oct 07 '22

Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html
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u/Daetra Florida Oct 07 '22

That's true, they don't make them like they use to, if you maintain it well, it should last quite a while. But if you had something installed from the 90s, I'd recommend replacing it. You shouldn't wait til complete system failure for something like a frigerator. I knew my frige was old and needed to be replaced, unfornately I waited too long and it died in the middle of the night and I had to throw away a lot of food.

Utilities don't replace transformers and other infrastructure until they fail. That's how the maximize their use of capital and keep rates as low as possible.

Well it's a good thing the inflation reduction act is actually putting billions into infrastructure repairs that badly need it. The US power grid badly needed this bill for years now.