Daily Archives: August 19, 2022

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Public Banks can save local governments millions on infrastructure to spend on Main Street.

Local U.S. governments collectively pay $160 billion annually just for interest on loans. Half the cost of infrastructure is interest, which normally goes to wealthy bondholders. The Bay Bridge Retrofit in Oakland, CA, for instance, cost $6 billion in principal plus another $6 billion in interest. With low rates from a public bank, infrastructure […]