Our Aging Senators Crush on Hot New Infrastructure Bill

                                                           

The infrastructure bill has introduced a novel term into federal legislation.     August 02, 2021   Today's Top Stories From the Breitbart News Desk The infrastructure bill has introduced a novel term into federal legislation. In tallying up how much money each state is entitled to for broadband subsidies, the bill says that states will be evaluated based on the numbers of incarcerated people, people who cannot speak English, veterans, disabled folk, and racial and ethnic minorities—the usual litany of the favored in federal legislation. But it also mentions "aging individuals," which is new. On its face, that would seem to include all individuals from the moment of conception (perhaps with the exception of George Clooney). The truth is stupider. The definitions section of the legislation informs us that "aging individuals" simply means "older individuals" as defined in the Older Americans Act of 1965. So why not just say "older individuals"? This appears to be just the latest instance of newspeak being used to social signal. Introducing novel terms to replace the older terms—sorry, aging terms—is a way to mark the difference between the elite and the masses. Plus, at least one or two of the aging coots in Congress probably got tired of their staffers calling them "older" and demanded a more nonsensical designation. Speaking of signaling, inflation is making it more difficult to know what the economic data is telling us about the economy. For example, the Census Bureau reported on Monday that private-sector spending on the construction of single-family homes grew 1.8 percent in the month of June. That is quite a leap in a single month in a series whose long-term average is 0.3 percent a month. In the ordinary course of things, this would be a very bullish sign for the housing market, an indication that home builders and home improvers were pouting money into house construction. But in our era, the enthusiasm has to be tempered by the knowledge that the costs of both labor and the materials that go into home building are rising rapidly. So the rising spending on construction may not be a sign that builders are getting more confident, but rather that it's getting awfully expensive to be in the business of building. This is the sort of calculational chaos that inflation causes. Rising consumer spending in a low-inflation environment indicates a confident consumer. In an inflationary environment, it may just indicate that consumers are being forced to pay more for household staples. Following at least a decade of very low inflation, it will likely take markets some time to figure out which pieces of economic data are signs of genuine strengthening and which are inflationary head fakes. Don't be disturbed, by the way, if you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by the enormous infrastructure bill. The point of producing such huge bills is to overwhelm and thereby suppress criticism. The size also makes it easier to hide the giveaways intended to win the support of particular senators who might otherwise hesitate to vote for another trillion dollars of spending in a year of rising inflation. This is one of Washington's oldest tricks—or should we say aging tricks? – Alex Marlow & John Carney Breitbart News Network     TOP STORY   Carney: Infrastructure Insanity Introduces 'Aging Individuals' One of the best tricks of elites is constantly introducing new terminology to keep the unanointed masses on their back feet. Knowing the newest words is a way for members of the elite to send out a signal of their membership. It also has the added benefit of chilling expression by instilling fear in those who are worried they might utter the wrong words and get canceled. And so in the infrastructure bill, whose text was first revealed by Breitbart News, we learn of a new category of citizen: the Aging Individual. [Click here for more]   IN OTHER STORIES... Bipartisan 'Infrastructure' Bill Doubles Annual Funding for Commission Run by Manchin's Wife The 2,700 pages of the so-called bipartisan "infrastructure" bill released Sunday night by Breitbart News show the commission Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-WV) wife sits on will receive double the funding if passed, in a way to possibly ensure Manchin's swing vote to secure the bill. The legislation was written in a way to greatly expand the funding and power for the Appalachian Regional Commission, where Gayle Manchin sits... [Click here for more]   So-Called 'Infrastructure' Bill Includes Racial Quotas for Broadband The so-called "infrastructure" bill, crafted by a group of Senate Democrats and Republicans, includes provisions to deliver broadband across the United States based on racial quotas and depending on the number of newly arrived immigrants. The bill, officially released late Sunday evening, includes the Digital Equity Act that seeks to expand broadband to American communities that currently lack access to the Internet due to... [Click here for more]   Big Business Lobby Urges Lawmakers to Quickly Pass 'Infrastructure' Bill The big business lobby is urging lawmakers to quickly pass the so-called "infrastructure" bill, crafted by a group of Senate Democrats and Republicans, that was officially unveiled on Sunday evening. In a campaign, the Chamber of Commerce — representing corporate interests — is urging members of Congress to "enact infrastructure legislation now" ahead of... 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