There is less than a week to go before one of the most historic Presidential Elections since the United States of America established the most formidable democracy on the planet. And aside from the two candidates running for President of the United States, there are the down ballot candidates that could decide the makeup of Congress for the next few years, not to mention the Supreme Court. There is most definitely a lot at stake for the majority of voting Americans.
Now, if you’ve made the decision to vote for the candidate(s) that most suits your needs for the industry in which you work, namely construction and dirt moving, then you are probably more apt to vote for the candidate that will bring you the infrastructure deals you crave, or the regulations that you favor. If you’re out there working in the dirt, there’s more to it than just voting the party line your father told you to vote. Your livelihood, and possibly your family’s future, is at stake. I have a daughter in college and a son in high school whose futures are dependent on the outcome of this election. At least that’s how I look at it.
The chances are you have already decided who you are going to vote for President of the United States. Anything I have to say certainly would not change your mind at this late date. For me, the name of the game is prosperity. Those candidates who can bring back those prosperous times of long ago and not so long ago are the ones who will be getting my vote. And to me that means candidates who believe in infrastructure from the top to the bottom, not just highways and bridges, but also sewers and the electric grid. It means leadership that will create trade agreements that benefit Americans and American workers. It means common sense regulations that keep in mind the science of things as well as the business logistics of trade.
I can’t tell you to vote Republican or Democrat, especially when the issues of infrastructure have been bipartisan for so many years yet nothing has really been done to fund or finance the endless projects that need to be completed.
Are we truly at a crossroads? Are the choices obvious? Which candidates give us the best chances to prosper in the manner to which we are accustomed?
I have a good idea. You probably do, too.
So, go out and vote!
