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Why the federal infrastructure bill will get more people working
More money for infrastructure, education, childcare, housing and health care will get more people into the workforce and lift everyone’s productivity.
![Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. About 8 in 10 Americans favor plans to increase funding for roads, bridges and ports and for pipes that supply drinking water. But a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that’s about as far as Democrats and Republicans intersect on infrastructure. P (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/v2/DE64KNAT3RAIBPFCGVA6ZSJW4A.jpg?auth=2f70bcf84ddb756feabc325e4c0b95834487eedf5197d28f72833fa2c3893eb3&width=760&height=507&smart=true)