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What Superdome Blackout Says About American Competitiveness

  • February 8, 2013
  • The Progressive Policy Institute

In his Forbes article, Thomas J. Basile argues that the Superdome Blackout is a symbol of America’s aging infrastructures which drive down American Competitiveness. He cites Michael Mandel:

Even Michael Mandel of the Progressive Policy Institute lamented last year that Obama’s allocation of stimulus funds did little to help solve the problem because too much money was spent elsewhere.

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