claim: "in 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our gdp on infrastructure projects like the interstate highway. today we spend less than 1 percent of our gdp on these vital investments."
author: gerry connolly
evidence_1: "in 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our gdp on infrastructure projects like  ... today we spend less than 1 percent of our gdp on these vital investments.".
evidence_2: "in 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our gdp on infrastructure projects like  ... today we spend less than 1 percent of our gdp on these vital investments." ...  email the virginia truth-o-meter with feedback and with claims you'd like to see  checked. if you send us a comment, we'll assume you don't mind us publishing it  ...
evidence_3: aug 10, 2017 ... you are here ... also, less profitable projects like roads in rural areas likely  wouldn't attract ... and more than half of the states have raised their gas taxes, a  key ... but overall, states are cutting infrastructure spending as a share of the ...  domestic product (gdp) in the late 1960s to less than 2 percent in 2015.
evidence_4: jan 30, 2018 ... "in 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our gdp on infrastructure projects like  the interstate highway. today we spend less than 1 percent of our gdp on these  vital investments." — politifact virginia on monday, august 3rd, 2015. half-true.  what about snow and ice? gina raimondo · "it's commercial ...
evidence_5: more u.s. jobs directly or indirectly relate to consumer spending than to all ... but  unlike gdp, the percentage of u.s. jobs tied to consumption has ... households  cut spending, shed outstanding debt, and increased their rate of .... construction  .... tables 2 and 3 document output and employment levels in the recession tied  to ...