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money makes money. economists argue that infrastructure pays for itself in the long run. you're presenting a specific philosophical argument...one which i don't really care about: if we should be taxed at all or not. Paying slightly more in taxes for this imho is a good thing.
Our local governments are having fiscal issues year to year, I doubt they will do anything other than shore up their finances with all this one time fed money showering down.
This isn't just "you get $100,000,000, local government [like covid bill]" it has to be spent in a specific way. and pork isn't back in the House yet...republicans want it back though, and seems like dems are starting too.