This is chunga's hobbyhorse. I could have taken an identical screenshot from any number of MLive articles. My usual remarks re: knee-jerk comments that do not demonstrate engagement with the topic of the article still stand.
That said, the future of an international crossing that currently accounts for 25% of merchandise trade between the United States and Canada is part of the government's core functionality. Less spending, in this case, means allowing a crucial piece of physical and economic infrastructure to deteriorate, impeding trade. This has a direct negative effect on the local economy. The only private-sector company with a stake in the issue is Matty Moroun's Ambassador Bridge Company, and the Canadian government has blocked his plans to build a second span alongside the first. Absent U.S. and Canadian government spending, how does chunga propose to resolve the situation? An old-fashioned bridge raising?
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