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NEW YORK, New York -- Thank you, David Leonhardt:

New York Times article on why we can't miss the best opportunity we'll get to invest in 21st-century infrastructure

The stimulus is a huge missed opportunity to get serious about the most important investment America refuses to make: in infrastructure, especially mass transit. Write your Congresspeople and tell them what you want is to be able to take a damn high-speed train to Chicago -- or even just the airport -- and not a tax rebate check you won't spend.