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 Observation One: Topic Education – First, transportation infrastructure is financed in one of two ways – through the general fund, or through increased revenue – Stimulus Programs finance through the general fund while failing to repair the Highway Trust Fund ARTBA 2k10

Second, Congress just passed a MASSIVE transportation bill – it should have triggered your disads, but didn’t fix the Highway Trust Fund Snyder 6/26

Thus the Plan: Text: The United States federal government should increase the federal excise tax rate and phase-in a price floor and variable tax on gasoline for highway infrastructure in the United States. Advantage 1: Café New CAFE regulations are coming –
 * Greene 6/28**

They’ll collapse job growth and the Auto Sector
 * Brownfield 11**

And, Auto Recovery is essential to U.S. Economic recovery – the auto industry will drive other sectors and ensure job growth U.S. News 2k12

And, a weak economy causes conflict – all emprirical analysis goes our way Royal 10

Advantage Two: Deficits – First, the deficit is on an unsustainable path – now is the CRITICAL time to re-orient policies to stave-off a new debt tragedy Council on Foreign Relations 3/2/12

And, Congress has two options for the future – increased revenue generation, or deficit spending – only NEW REVENUE ensures Fiscal Responsibility ARTBA 2k10

And, the plan is a KEY TEST for future budget debates – increasing revenue ensures a sustainable fiscal path Washington Post 3/7

And, Failure to Reign-In Deficits and Establish Fiscal Discipline Guts U.S.-China Relations they’ll be over-aggressive, gutting cooperation Prasad 2/25

Multiple Scenarios for Extinction Wenzhong, PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2-7-4 (Zhou, “Vigorously Pushing Forward the Constructive and Cooperative Relationship Between China and the United States,” [] )

**Advantage Four: Dependence ** **Oil Price Spikes are coming - Peak oil inevitable by 2015 ** **Macalister 10 **

**And, random variables mean an oil shock can come at any time ** **Abelkop 2k9 **

**That’s the biggest internal link to conflict and regional instability ** **Arizona State Law Journal 09 **

**Extinction ** **Lendmen 07 **

Advantage 3: Manufacturing First, U.S. Manufacturing is contracting – lack of sales and demand Reuters 7/3 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">(“U.S. manufacturing shrinks, 1st time in nearly 3 yrs,” pg online @ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> //um-ef) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">And, surface transportation investment is __CRITICAL__ to U.S. Manufacturing – props up dependent industries <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hermann 2k11

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">And, manufacturing capabilities key to technology necessary for U.S. DIB deterrence <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">O’Hanlon et al 2k12 <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Defense industrial base deters war with Russia <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Watts 2k8