While Washington bureaucrats poured billions into subsidizing electric vehicles for wealthy liberals, America's roads and bridges have been falling apart—and now over 100 economists are demanding Congress finally fix this massive government failure.
In a scathing open letter to the 119th Congress, economists and policy experts from across the country are calling out decades of mismanaged Highway Trust Fund priorities that put progressive virtue signaling ahead of actual infrastructure needs.
The Highway Trust Fund was supposed to work on a simple principle: the people who use the roads pay for them through gas taxes and user fees. But like everything else Washington touches, this common-sense system got perverted by special interests and green energy grifters.
The Great Infrastructure Shell Game
Instead of focusing on fixing potholes and rebuilding crumbling bridges, previous administrations—especially the disastrous Biden regime—diverted highway funds toward their climate change agenda. They pushed smart cars while leaving Americans to drive on dumb, dangerous roads.
"Congress can — and should — take incremental, bipartisan steps now to put the fund on a stable, sustainable path," the economists wrote, essentially admitting what every American driver already knows: our infrastructure priorities have been completely backwards.
Think about it, Patriots. How many times have you hit a pothole that could swallow a small car, while simultaneously being lectured about buying a $60,000 Tesla you can't afford? This is the perfect example of Washington's warped priorities.
Trump's Infrastructure Promise
Fortunately, President Trump understands that real infrastructure means roads, bridges, and pipes—not solar panels and charging stations for virtue-signaling elites. The Trump-Vance administration's "America First" approach puts actual American needs first, not the Green New Deal fantasies of coastal liberals.
With Republicans finally back in control, we have a real opportunity to restore the Highway Trust Fund's original mission: building and maintaining the roads that keep America moving.
The question is: will Congress listen to these economists and fix this mess, or will they continue letting special interests hijack our infrastructure dollars while working families suffer on deteriorating roads?