Suffering Waterways
Things our government continues to refuse to act upon:
- bridge safety/integrity
- border security
- pension reform
- balanced budget
- national debt
- corruption amongst the ranks
- term limits
- aging utility infrastructure (electrical grid, gas lines, etc.)
And here's another..... the waterways in the U.S.
No one can fully grasp how damaging.... how crippling.... it would be for our nation's economy if there were to be a complete failure of one of the locks on the Mississippi River.
Loss of navigation.
Loss of ability to get ag products to market.
Loss of ability to get inputs up the river. Think about it.... coal for power plants, salt for winter roads, and on and on.
Shipping company lay-offs.
Massive flooding downstream.
It would be so devastating on so many levels.
I read these 2 articles this week.
Take a look at them and be concerned, as I am.
Deferred maintenance left deferred for too long leads to collapse.
Out for now.....
Matt
