When you think of infrastructure, you think of roads, highways, rail systems, brick-and-mortar schools, technology backbones, and the tools necessary to create a thriving society. Democrats in Washington, D.C. are now broadly interpreting the word ‘infrastructure’ to include free college and subsidies for elder healthcare.
One legal definition of infrastructure is, “The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.”
“Making housing more affordable why isn’t that a piece of the infrastructure of our lives?” U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm asked. “Making eldercare more affordable. Why isn’t that a piece of the infrastructure of our lives? Making two years community college tuition-free so that we can make sure that we have the workforce that we need to compete in the 21st century, that’s an important piece of infrastructure broadly defined.”