The Rural Mainstreet Economy, November 2021
Approximately 30% of bank CEOs surveyed expect the recently passed infrastructure bill to have more negatives than positives for agriculture.
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What’s Inside the Nation’s Infrastructure Bill?
The new spending bill is an investment that the president has compared to the building of the transcontinental railroad and Interstate Highway System.
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What Rural America Can Expect from the Infrastructure Plan
Mike Steenhoek with the Soybean Transportation Coalition said the provisions will “clearly enhance the competitiveness of U.S. agriculture.”
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GOP Counteroffers on Infrastructure Proposal
President Biden looks to fund the infrastructure bill in part by raising the U.S. corporate tax rate to 28 percent. GOP proposals call for sourcing money from unused funds for expanded COVID-19 benefits.
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Bipartisan Meeting on Infrastructure ‘Substantive’
President Biden warned that if the U.S. does not invest in the issue, China is “going to eat our lunch.”
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