Baltimore Bridge Reconstruction

[thebassoutlaw]

The Feds collect 18.4 cents per GALLON of gas and 24.4 cents for every gallon of diesel sold in America. Let that soak in next time you are sitting in traffic or looking for a parking spot. This does not include the state. county or local taxes collected nor the millions the oil companies pay in, nor the millions trucking company's pay in.

IMO The real question should be why are our roads in such disrepair and why is there not a nest egg sitting somewhere to cover the gap until the insurance can be collected? Our grandchildren grandchildren will be paying for this bridge with interest.

Budget for all these taxes and fees on EVERY GALLON SOLD to be swapped to your electric bill as we are forced to transition to EV's.

Gonna be some expensive electric bills...

[BassinPaPaw]

Truly is there anything life that some won't find political? I swear it's as if they wake up in the morning, and their day isn't complete without it.

How can you not when they’re affecting our everyday life so dramatically now days.

[BigEasy]

How can you not when they’re affecting our everyday life so dramatically now days.

Simple. Ignore it. I haven’t watched the news or read a paper in years. Ignorance is bliss. Plus, gripping about it at the coffee shop, or here, isn’t going to fix anything.

[bdog7198]

How can you not when they’re affecting our everyday life so dramatically now days.

rational intelligent thought...

[mactlman]

US is negotiating a loan with China to pay for the bridge.

and to borrow money from them to pay china to re-build it also likely

[yatesville88fan]

So you would be willing wait years before the bridge is rebuilt while it spins around the courts?.....seems just a little bit short-sighted to me.

That comment was made on the fuel tax post. And the bad shape our roads are in. Did u even read the post I made the reply to?

[Drahts]

IMO The real question should be why are our roads in such disrepair and why is there not a nest egg sitting somewhere to cover the gap until the insurance can be collected? Our grandchildren grandchildren will be paying for this bridge with interest.
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It's in Pelosi, Schumers, Waters and many other congressional leaders bank accounts!

[btlsranger]

How can you not when they’re affecting our everyday life so dramatically now days.

Very good point!

[corvette joe]

Something fishy is going on with that incident.

[n2ratfishin]

It's in Pelosi, Schumers, Waters and many other congressional leaders bank accounts!

Agreed, but realise the criminals walk both sides of the political spectrum. Seems like the KY Rep that has been in D.C. all their life somehow has a net worth in the tens of millions while earning less than 200K a year keeping up with homes in both states all their life.

That math ain't mathin for this country boy.

[Gthunter5]

maritime law is rather interesting. for one there was that guy in NC that fell off his boat offshore here recently. seatow went and recovered the boat and claimed salvage - basically wanted a $100k ransom payment to get it back. perfectly legal under maritime law but maybe not the most ethical.

[RoadrashPaul]

So you would be willing wait years before the bridge is rebuilt while it spins around the courts?.....seems just a little bit short-sighted to me.

How about they get involved and speed up the process instead of paying for it upfront. Try to let the system work like it should. I understand the bridge is very important and needed but just immediately footing the bill is crazy to me. Set up a special council and get the paperwork/legal part done. I'm sure the insurance lobby is hammering everyone right now trying to keep this tied up forever so they won't have to foot the bill.

[BigFishSteve]

If we can go a few years without it, do we really even need it?

[The5thDutton]

Easy fix. The company that operated that ship owns hundreds of others. Ban them from all US ports until they pay for the bridge repair.

[rjvana37]

So why is the US government planning to fund entire bridge construction when the ship that hit it has insurance?

They need the bridge built ASP not in a few years waiting for Litigation procedures with the Company

[marshman]

I think I’d be more worried about a bridge of that magnitude being designed and built in a rush..

[lakefolk]

I think I’d be more worried about a bridge of that magnitude being designed and built in a rush..

it's a bridge,,, it's not some new science........

[MCPO]

Truly is there anything life that some won't find political? I swear it's as if they wake up in the morning, and their day isn't complete without it.

I agree - but within about 48 hrs. of the accident, Biden was on TV saying the Fed. Gov. will pay for the bridge, without knowing any facts about insurance, etc. That was the beginning of the politicization, not here.

[duncankopprichardson]

correct, the salvage operations are basically pirates. I know of a company that had a crane on a barge out at sea, called for a mayday since the tug was going down, salvage company came and took their crane and barge to their port and demanded a few hundred thousand in cash to get their equipment back.

to answer the original question, maritime law limits the liability in an accident to the value of the vessel.

maritime law is rather interesting. for one there was that guy in NC that fell off his boat offshore here recently. seatow went and recovered the boat and claimed salvage - basically wanted a $100k ransom payment to get it back. perfectly legal under maritime law but maybe not the most ethical.

[yatesville88fan]

I agree - but within about 48 hrs. of the accident, Biden was on TV saying the Fed. Gov. will pay for the bridge, without knowing any facts about insurance, etc. That was the beginning of the politicization, not here.

Yea He made it political.