Anti-Corruption Party

America is behind and crumbling

When looking around the world, it becomes obvious. America’s infrastructure is from the 20^th century. It is woefully behind the rest of the developed world. We need to do better and fast. The ACP’s position is that people need jobs and this country needs building. Post pandemic, we saw fast rehiring, but now that trend is reversing. With the self-inflicted economic headwinds soon to come, we need to have a plan for idle labor. One of those plans should include rebuilding America’s massive infrastructure.

On top of rebuilding, we should be upgrading and implementing new systems. We would purpose a plan to build a bullet train for the eastern seaboard and a spur to major Midwest cities like Chicago. We think California’s handling of their rail project has been disastrous and quite clearly, this project needs to be exponentially more cost and time efficient. The reason for the bullet train is simple. People and goods travel too much via our already clogged freeways, which are difficult and expensive to expand.

We must remove lead pipes from service throughout the nation. We are doing everyone, but especially our children, a disservice by exposing them to this toxic heavy metal. How can we become world leaders in science and technology, if our children suffer cognitive setbacks from lead exposure?

Our energy infrastructure also needs a 21^st century upgrade. Powerlines need to be built and powerplants need to run clean, but that is a massive task. Nevertheless, we are still a country that can build great things. Things like the Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Saturn V Rocket. We have it in us. Let’s have our time while we are here, prove, to future generations, that America is undeniably tenacious and capable.