President Joe Biden’s domestic policy is to send millions of dollars of taxpayer money to the most posh areas of the East Coast for infrastructure projects such as airport upgrades.
The Biden administration has touted the president’s flagship legislation, especially the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and Inflation Reduction Act of 2021 (IRA), as transformative, major investments in America’s infrastructure that will uplift working- and middle-class people in particular. But an investigation by the Daily Caller News Foundation found that the administration’s domestic policies are flooding some of the nation’s most lavish areas with public funds for renovations such as airports, ferry terminals and road improvements. Invest.gova website that tracks projects funded by the administration’s domestic policies.
“It’s astonishing that this administration uses the word ‘fairness’ so often in its rhetoric — in press releases, conference calls, public statements, regulations — in the same way that the left uses to describe the problem of income inequality, only to have it result in state subsidies being given to areas that don’t need them,” David Deitch, senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Money should be spent where it’s needed, and there are areas of the country that are suffering and hypothetically additional ‘investment’ in government might help change the situation.” (Related article: Another way the Biden administration will allocate EV charger subsidies to America’s wealthiest areas)
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While many of the projects the administration touts will likely come to fruition anyway, Deitch added, the administration’s “spending plans” are contributing to inflationary pressures weighing on Americans.
When the bipartisan infrastructure package became law in 2021, the White House stated The bill states that it will “invest in communities that have been left behind” and “grow our economy sustainably and equitably so that everyone can have progress for decades to come.” explain The IRA is an organization that “serves underserved and too often marginalized communities.”
According to Invest.gov, the government is spending more than $180,000 to build a ferry boat and terminal facility in Fishers Island, New York, a “special place where generations of wealthy families have gathered to enjoy sailing and golf.” according to According to the Wall Street Journal, families like the Roosevelts and Rockefellers are frequent visitors to the island. Per New York Post.
The government is also allocating $113,000 to upgrade the island’s airport, according to Invest.gov.
Elsewhere on the East Coast, the administration’s domestic policy will allocate about $300,000 to upgrade East Hampton Airport, a favorite summer destination for wealthy vacationers in the New York City metropolitan area, some of whom arrive by private jet or charter helicopter, according to Invest.gov.
Meanwhile, the government is spending $460,000 to provide “safe streets and roads for all” to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket, another summer resort frequented by New England’s upper class, according to Invest.gov. The Nantucket airport will also get $1.3 million for infrastructure upgrades.
Many Properties Some items on the island are worth more than $10 million. Waterfront Housing It’s worth more than $20 million, according to Zillow. John Kerry, who recently left the Biden administration, sold his Nantucket estate in 2018 for more than $17 million. according to Go to Boston.com.
Just a few miles away, the airport on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is set to receive $1 million for renovations from the Biden administration’s landmark bill. The island, another favorite destination for New England’s elite, is also seeing a massive $11 million investment, according to Invest.gov. Estate Owned by former President Barack Obama.
Block Island, a popular summer destination off the coast of Rhode Island, is also benefiting from the Biden administration’s domestic policies, with more than $750,000 in public funds being pumped into the island to build a ferry boat and ferry terminal facilities, according to Invest.gov. The average price of 29 homes sold on the island in 2023 was just under $2 million, making it the most expensive area in Rhode Island. according to To Lamacchia Realty.
Westchester County Airport, a small facility located on the border of New York state and Greenwich, Connecticut, will receive $4.5 million for various upgrades, according to Invest.gov. The airport is heavily used by residents of Greenwich, one of the most populous cities in New York state. The wealthiest People are coming from towns all over the country looking to hop on a plane without having to depart all the way from New York City or Newark, New Jersey.
Further south on the East Coast, the administration is spending $7.7 million on flood control and coastal emergencies between Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach, Delaware, according to Invest.gov. Biden himself $2.7 million He spent a lot of time at his Rehoboth Beach home during his first term as president.
In South Carolina, the state is investing $8.3 million in the Hilton Head Airport, which is “one of South Carolina’s most luxurious beach resorts” and features “world-class golf courses, renowned restaurants, great shopping and endless white sand beaches,” according to Invest.gov. according to Discover South Carolina.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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