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DJ Gribbin, Founder, Madrus, LLC; and Isaac Lubben, Research Analyst, Madrus, LLC
Executive Summary: Projects reliant on state and local funding have several advantages over those predicated on national funding. Driven by greater accountability, locally funded and regulated projects tend to cost less, are delivered faster, and benefit from more sustainable sources of funding. The tendency for national governance to result in sub-optimal project selection and delivery and the practical dilemma of petitioning federal decision-makers are two major concerns of nationalizing infrastructure policy. Thoroughly examining both the benefits and costs of federal involvement would likely result in projects better suited to the needs of the community and less susceptible to overruns in terms of cost and time.
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