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Bernie Sanders: “Today, the United States invests just 2.4 percent of GDP on infrastructure. Europe invests twice as much.”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
Today, the United States invests just 2.4 percent of GDP on infrastructure. Europe invests twice as much.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

U.S. infrastructure investment is significantly lower than that of Europe and China.

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