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To: tejek who wrote (220721)	2/24/2005 10:11:31 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574565

> Hmmmmmm........the big dig cost $15 billion and there are 5.7 million people in the Boston area for a cost of $2,632 per person. The Alaskan bridge to no where cost $200 million for a population of 14K.......that comes to $14,286 per person. Not to mention that millions of people visit Boston, and I'm sure few people visit that area of Alaska. -Z

To: tejek who wrote (220721)	2/24/2005 10:40:52 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574565

"Building a $200 million bridge to nowhere ?" Pork barrel projects have always been around. Used to be, the Republicans complained about the Democrats doing it. Now that the Republicans control the government, they apparently feel they have to make up for lost time. The post-9/11 trend is to slap an "anti-terrorism" or "national security" label on it, or add it to legitimate bills that deal with those issues... cagw.org csmonitor.com It has gotten pretty bad. Since Smirk was elected, it has mushroomed. I suspect it won't get any better anytime soon. The Republicans got the keys to the bank, and they are looting it for all it is worth... cagw.org