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cstanleytech

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13. That can be addressed by shifting the money that would have been spent on the base to infrastructure spending.

Reply to SomewhereInTheMiddle (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 4, 2024, 02:13 AM

Dec 4

A well maintained infrastructure creates jobs and can then lead to companies and businesses wanting to locate and operate in the area which then creates more jobs.
The tax revenue from that then offsets the initial costs.

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That can be addressed by shifting the money that would have been spent on the base to infrastructure spending. cstanleytech Dec 4 #13