[yummyfajitas]

That is the mood affiliation of the post - it is in fact the only position on infrastructure that is within the overton window.

But I'm citing the graphs, not the mood affiliation. The graphs show a large increase in spending on transit/water infrastructure and a large increase in costs.

There is also relatively flat per-capita government investment in structures (a broader category which includes buildings/similar things, and is not the typical power/transit/water cited by the parent).

[jbooth]

Hang on, are you really pointing to nominal spending increases while hand-waving away that real, per-capita spending is down?

[yummyfajitas]

Per-capita spending on structures is down.

Since 1992, federal spending (in real terms) on transportation/water infrastructure has doubled. State spending has increased by 2.5x. Population has increased 25%.