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Infrastructure
Inclusion:
A Tie That Can
Bind America
By Rick Wade, from US Chamber of Commerce
The biparTisan infrasTrucTure invesTmenT and Jobs
acT provides a once-in-a-generaTion chance To
close opporTuniTy gaps ThaT exisT in our naTion’s
core infrasTrucTure.
Each year, we pause on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to measure the progress America
has made towards the realization of his Dream. For many communities - whether minority,
Appalachia, tribal, urban, or rural - the dream of an inclusive social and economic infrastructure
is still not yet a reality. Sadly, neighborhoods with streets named after Dr. King remain highly
segregated, have lower educational attainment, and poverty rates are nearly double the national
average, according to a study published in the GeoJournal.
I grew up in a segregated, textile town in South Carolina and remember the days when the school
bus had to travel down dirt roads to pick up students. Times have changed and we have made
progress. Most of our roads are now paved, allowing us to safely get to schools, jobs, grocery stores,
banks and hospitals.
15 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
Infrastructure
Inclusion:
A Tie That Can
Bind America
By Rick Wade, from US Chamber of Commerce
The biparTisan infrasTrucTure invesTmenT and Jobs
acT provides a once-in-a-generaTion chance To
close opporTuniTy gaps ThaT exisT in our naTion’s
core infrasTrucTure.
Each year, we pause on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to measure the progress America
has made towards the realization of his Dream. For many communities - whether minority,
Appalachia, tribal, urban, or rural - the dream of an inclusive social and economic infrastructure
is still not yet a reality. Sadly, neighborhoods with streets named after Dr. King remain highly
segregated, have lower educational attainment, and poverty rates are nearly double the national
average, according to a study published in the GeoJournal.
I grew up in a segregated, textile town in South Carolina and remember the days when the school
bus had to travel down dirt roads to pick up students. Times have changed and we have made
progress. Most of our roads are now paved, allowing us to safely get to schools, jobs, grocery stores,
banks and hospitals.
15 AMCHAM SOUTH CHINA
