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Cato Video • May 14, 2021 

# How Can the United States Improve Its Infrastructure? 

Many say infrastructure in the United States is not what it should be, which has some politicians calling for a massive infrastructure initiative. Advocates say it will have positive effects on our economy. However it comes with a large price tag, which some people say not so fast. In this episode, Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute; Tracy Gordon, acting director of the Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center; and Clifford Winston, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution discuss: how can the United States improve its infrastructure?

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##### [Chris Edwards](/people/chris-edwards)

Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies, Cato Institute and Editor, Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org

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##### Tracy Gordon 

Acting Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

##### Clifford Winston 

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution