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Todd Young: I often hear from some of my colleagues that PABs, or public activity bonds, are suboptimal, because they allow the…

On the recordJune 16, 2015
I often hear from some of my colleagues that PABs, or public activity bonds, are suboptimal, because they allow the creation of infrastructure that doesn't serve a public purpose.
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Todd Young
Republican · Indiana

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Young discusses criticisms of public activity bonds regarding their effectiveness for public infrastructure.

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