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To: Road Walker who wrote (8323)	5/19/2009 8:38:37 AM
From: Bearcatbob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

The only way the development money will come from gasoline is a gasoline tax. The benefits will be years in the making. This is just another Obama program - perhaps well meaning - that needs to be paid for. Any cost savings in dollars will be destroyed in multiples by the destruction of the dollar. I love the irony. My Dem friends wailed and screamed at Bush deficits. Bush is a piker compared to Obama. This is a real ethics test for the left - big Bush deficits bad - monster Obama deficits - not a problem? I await the results of the self administered ethics test for the board, Bob

To: Road Walker who wrote (8323)	5/19/2009 12:45:46 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86356

According to your figures, the $47B cost of this investment will be repaid in savings on the cost of gasoline in 210 days. That's a pretty fast payback to our economy. Over 5 years, that would bring in $410B in cost savings on that $47B initial investment. That's one hell of a return on investment. That's the problem with GOP folks on this thread. When you look at Obama's policies, you only look at the cost, not the return on investment. Cost/benefit analysis by definition means you should look at the benefits as well.