To those who say Britain cannot afford to invest in infrastructure, I say we cannot afford not to invest in our future.
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A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.
Well British pension funds have not been investing the savings of British people in British infrastructure.
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.
We can't afford not to fully fund education.
Infrastructure is one of the core responsibilities of government and one that cannot be shortchanged by other controversial spending. I believe investment in infrastructure pays dividends for decades and is a wise investment of taxpayer dollars.
In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some of our Nation's largest corporations.
We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.
Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America.
Britain can only spend what it can afford.