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President Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan recently that would aim to fix roads and bridges, update railways, invest in electric vehicles and set aside money for subsidized housing.
It will also do a lot more: Allocating money for home-based care, school construction and expanding high-speed broadband.
Some members of Congress have already criticized it for including too much that might not be considered part of infrastructure. But the president has framed the plan as a “once-in-a-generation investment.”
Q: Is President Biden on the right track with his infrastructure plan?
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Bob Rauch, R.A. Rauch & Associates
NO: I am all in for infrastructure but am opposed to adding in free community college, universal pre-K, national paid leave, health insurance subsidies, and anti-growth green and labor union regulations, all under the guise of infrastructure. What we need are roads and bridges modernized, improved broadband, 5G and cybersecurity
Local churches share how they will celebrate Easter amid COVID-19
Many Easter celebrations are returning for in-person services but not all churches are taking the same approach when it comes to precautions against coronavirus. Author: Matt Lackritz (CBS 19) Published: 9:02 PM CDT April 1, 2021 Updated: 7:45 AM CDT April 2, 2021
TYLER, Texas This time last year, there was hope that Easter would mark the turning point of the pandemic. A year later, many Easter services still won t look the same while others are opening fully. We have the two services, and we re trying to make sure our sanctuary hosts 250 people, Reginald Jones, Executive Pastor at New Life Community Church, said. So we want to make sure that no more than half, so that we can maintain social distancing.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a new wealth tax bill recently that she calls the “Ultra Millionaire Tax.”
The legislation would create a 2 percent annual levy on wealth over $50 million and 3 percent on wealth over $1 billion.
Warren, and other lawmakers, argue COVID-19 has created massive inequality and a wealth tax is needed to balance the scales. Most polls conducted of Americans support the idea, but it still has plenty of opponents in Washington, D.C.
Q: Is a wealth tax, like the one proposed by Sen. Warren, needed to rebalance the economy after COVID?
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Chris Van Gorder, Scripps Health