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I saw a bunch of question marks but not many questions. I'll give it a try.
The feds provide funding for infrastructure at all levels. The best way to get Fed money is to have seed money in the form of local funds/taxes or other revenue generated from said projects. Every state and every county has their hand out for Fed funds whether they campaign on it or not. California is one of eight Donor States, meaning they contribute more than they get. All but one of the seven other states are blue states as well. The ten states with the largest positive balance of payments (the biggest takers) are red states, shocking.
Developers do fund some development but they have they're hand out for state and local funds as well. Or they will often use conduit funding through local municipalities to receive lower municipal borrowing costs to builds streets, roads, sewers, landscape etc. Sometimes those assessments are passed on two future property owners. Developers aren't building all those toll roads you see in Florida and Texas. Those are state and local efforts often funded by loans from the federal Department of Transportation, look up TIFIA.
You may not like some of the human components of the proposed plan but that's the way it works. The last guy had his chance and he chose to not tackle America's aging infrastructure. I don't know how the vote is going to go but it is not as if nobody is paying attention.
As for gas tax diversion to the general fund, it's a myth.
How Much Gas Tax Money States Divert Away From Roads - Reason Foundation
Examining the percentage of state gas tax revenue that is allocated for expenses unrelated to roads, including money shifted to law enforcement, education, tourism, environmental programs and more.reason.org
STFU Jen, until you control the border and the burden on said infrastructure, yore nothing but a joke like the rest of your party.
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