"In recent decades, America’s metropolitan export engines have succeeded despite government neglect. Deteriorating infrastructure raises the cost of doing business directly, requiring businesses to pay employees more to compensate for the burden of unpleasant commutes. Restrictions on dense development contribute to high real estate costs, which make it more expensive to do business and attract employees. Cuts to university and research funding undermine the talent centers around which many firms build their businesses. Now would seem to be an opportune moment to begin to reverse a generation of underinvestment."
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