Practical Infrastructure Lowers Welfare Dependency
AUDIO: Creating a reasonable social safety net in the 1930s was accompanied by massive investment in practical public works that we still benefit from today. But our government’s spending priorities have flipped, with excessive and unaccountable government benefits using up the vast proportion of the federal budget, while remaining investment in infrastructure is both diminished and often directed into impractical projects that will not yield economic benefits. If we can return to the priorities set nearly a century ago, we can reduce welfare dependency at the same time as we can upgrade the civil engineering assets that deliver affordable and abundant energy and water, the foundations of prosperity and affordability – 10 minutes on KNRS Salt Lake City – Edward Ring on the Rod Arquette Show.
Edward Ring is a contributing editor and senior fellow with the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. He is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Greatness, and a regular contributor to the California Globe. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Forbes, and other media outlets.
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