Ray hello, im ray suarez. Bosses have told me over and over dont over do it on the numbers. People cant follow them, but some stories require numbers, no way around it. Consider it the pile of money meant to pay to maintain the countrys roads and bridges, the Highway Trust Fund is replenished from the federal gas tax. That tax has not gone up in a generation. 21 years in which gas and highway repairs both got more expensive. Inflation ate away as the 0. 18 price of tax, and found ways to use less of it. No need to break out the green eye shade and play accountant, its clear those numbers dont work. Its start to go look like its not just the numbers that dont worry but our politics, too. Crisis after crisis in recent years has been resistant to endurable, longterm solution. With the Highway Trust Fund close to spending its last buck congress has prepared a patch that just might get us to the end of the year. Reporter by august first the Highway Trust Fund will not pay all the bills. Wit
Ray hello, im ray suarez. Bosses have told me over and over dont over do it on the numbers. People cant follow them, but some stories require numbers, no way around it. Consider it the pile of money meant to pay to maintain the countrys roads and bridges, the Highway Trust Fund is replenished from the federal gas tax. That tax has not gone up in a generation. 21 years in which gas and highway repairs both got more expensive. Inflation ate away as the 0. 18 price of tax, and found ways to use less of it. No need to break out the green eye shade and play accountant, its clear those numbers dont work. Its start to go look like its not just the numbers that dont worry but our politics, too. Crisis after crisis in recent years has been resistant to endurable, longterm solution. With the Highway Trust Fund close to spending its last buck congress has prepared a patch that just might get us to the end of the year. Reporter by august first the Highway Trust Fund will not pay all the bills. Wit
Ray hello, im ray suarez. Bosses have told me over and over dont over do it on the numbers. People cant follow them, but some stories require numbers, no way around it. Consider it the pile of money meant to pay to maintain the countrys roads and bridges, the Highway Trust Fund is replenished from the federal gas tax. That tax has not gone up in a generation. 21 years in which gas and highway repairs both got more expensive. Inflation ate away as the 0. 18 price of tax, and found ways to use less of it. No need to break out the green eye shade and play accountant, its clear those numbers dont work. Its start to go look like its not just the numbers that dont worry but our politics, too. Crisis after crisis in recent years has been resistant to endurable, longterm solution. With the Highway Trust Fund close to spending its last buck congress has prepared a patch that just might get us to the end of the year. Reporter by august first the Highway Trust Fund will not pay all the bills. Wit
Ray hello, im ray suarez. Bosses have told me over and over dont over do it on the numbers. People cant follow them, but some stories require numbers, no way around it. Consider it the pile of money meant to pay to maintain the countrys roads and bridges, the Highway Trust Fund is replenished from the federal gas tax. That tax has not gone up in a generation. 21 years in which gas and highway repairs both got more expensive. Inflation ate away as the 0. 18 price of tax, and found ways to use less of it. No need to break out the green eye shade and play accountant, its clear those numbers dont work. Its start to go look like its not just the numbers that dont worry but our politics, too. Crisis after crisis in recent years has been resistant to endurable, longterm solution. With the Highway Trust Fund close to spending its last buck congress has prepared a patch that just might get us to the end of the year. Reporter by august first the Highway Trust Fund will not pay all the bills. Wit
Im ali velshi and this is real money. This is real money, and you are the most important part of the show, so tell me whats on your mind by tweeting me at ali velshi or hit me up on facebook. Com. The bricks are trying to throw their weight around and challenge the dominance of the world bank and the International Monetary fund. Im talking about the biggest emerging markets in the world, brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. And their leaders are holding a summit in brazil this week. And today unveiled plans for a new bank to finance Infrastructure Projects in the developing world and a reserve fund for financial emergencies. Youre going to hear more about those in a moment. For now, these five countries that i just showed you are home to 3 billion people, 40 of the worlds population and has 20 of the worlds economic output. This is four times of what their contribution to the World Economy was in 2002. A recent United Nations report said by 2020, the combined output of china,