On the "America's Bridges Are Crumbling" Talking-Point

Yeah, this is just one more excuse to spend money. That's all. a) 40% of the Highway Trust Fund revenues don't go to infrastructure but instead go to mass-transit, bicycle paths, and other pork-barrel BS. b) Nearly a third of the so-called bridges in disrepair are located in six rural states (Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and South Dakota) and a huge chunk of them are rarely if ever travelled upon (by human beings, I'm saying). c) Of the more heavily traveled bridges in America that currently need repair, 80% of them are in one state- CALIFORNIA..........................................................................................Look, I'm not saying that we don't have infrastructure problems in this country (the electrical grid is a big one) but the hard reality here is that a) the problem has clearly been overblown by spendthrift politicians (and their cronies in the building sector) and b) infrastructure has historically been a local responsibility and so why in the hell should the taxpayers in Florida (or any other state) have to foot the bill for the fact that California is neglecting its infrastructure (probably not a lot of cash left over after the continuous reaming by state employee pension programs)? I sure as shit don't want to pay for it...................................................................................................P.S. According to David Stockman's analysis (my source for the lion's share of these facts - his source being the DOT and industry lobbies - http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-04-29/david-stockman-destroys-perennial-myth-crumbling-infrastructure), Iowa has a grand-total of 25,000 bridges, one bridge for every 125 people (men, women, and children). Yeah, we definitely have an infrastructure problem; too fucking much of it!