Why the $5 Tr National Infrastructure Bank is Vastly Superior to All Other Infrastructure Bills.
Channel: Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank
Date: 2021-07-24

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What's the difference between HR 3339, which creates a $5 Trillion National Infrastructure Bank, and other infrastructure bills currently before Congress?  Answer:  all the difference in the world.  

In this video segment, part of a longer Zoom meeting hosted by the National Infrastructure Bank Coalition, two experts outline the differences.  

Alphecca Muttardy, a senior macro-economist. gives details on the other so-called "infrastructure bank" proposals, and shows their weaknesses.

Stephen Hubbard, who did his PhD about infrastructure banks, presents a history of the spectacular failures of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).  Dr. Hubbard argues, while they can be useful in a small percentage of use cases, for the most part, PPPs are not the way to go.  

0:00 Intro
0:07 Alphecca Muttardy, senior macro-economist, analyzes the differences between the $5 Trillion National Infrastructure Bank as outlined in HR 3339, and other "competing" proposals.  
13:00 Dr. Stephen Hubbard, who did his doctoral thesis on infrastructure banks, outlines the failures of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), and why we want to avoid them in creating a National Infrastructure Bank.