To sustain America’s infrastructure in the decades ahead, the critical issue is financing. This segment differs from the usual format in that there is no guest; instead the hosts discuss financing issues and options that have been touched on in some of the past podcasts. Each year the gap between U.S. infrastructure needs and available resources has been increasing. Where will the money come from to keep the system together, maintain it, sustain the quality of service and condition, and extend its life? The hosts discuss pricing highway use, raising transit fares, increasing fuel, sales, and other taxes, and other options for paying for infrastructure. They touch on the issue of fairness to low-income citizens, and dilemmas caused by political pressure. In many developed countries, citizens are willing to pay higher taxes and fees for their infrastructure. But Americans commonly expect we should get more for less. The hosts discuss how we can achieve the long-term thinking needed to address critical infrastructure funding