US President Joe Biden assured Wednesday that his plan to invest $ 2,000 billion in infrastructure will create
"millions of jobs"
and better compete with China, during a speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .
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“This is the biggest American investment in jobs since World War II,”
he said.
"This will create millions of jobs, well-paid jobs
," he added, believing that the United States would also be
"more competitive in the world"
and even in a position to win against China.
Faced with Republicans opposed to such investments, he replied:
"We cannot wait any longer"
to modernize infrastructure.
Biden has "nothing against millionaires and billionaires"
The US president has also spoken out about his desire to increase taxes on the richest Americans and taxes on corporations.
He insisted on ensuring that he had
"nothing against millionaires and billionaires"
.
“I believe in American capitalism
,” he added during his speech.
The increase in corporate taxation should make it possible to finance the investment plan.