washexaminer: After a flurry of stimulus spending, questionable projects pile up

[DjTj]

Originally Posted by Hubbs

Microsoft? Some of my money is being given to ****ing Microsoft? Hell, why not just hand some tax dollars to Scrooge McDuck while you're at it?

Hey, some of that money goes to feed orphans.

[alexey]

Originally Posted by Hubbs

Microsoft? Some of my money is being given to ****ing Microsoft? Hell, why not just hand some tax dollars to Scrooge McDuck while you're at it?

Apparently the city is saying that Microsoft people will account for about 42% of the bridge traffic, while Microsoft is putting down a little under 50% of the cost...

On the other hand, of course, there are people who are saying that federal help was not necessary because without it Microsoft would simply build that same bridge by itself.

[GhostofSparta]

Originally Posted by DjTj

Hey, some of that money goes to feed orphans.

Personally, I'd be much more ok with it if it went toward racecars, lasers, and aeroplanes (hey, that's how they sing it, ok?!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMU2NwaaXEA

[Hubbs]

Originally Posted by alexey

Apparently the city is saying that Microsoft people will account for about 42% of the bridge traffic, while Microsoft is putting down a little under 50% of the cost...

On the other hand, of course, there are people who are saying that federal help was not necessary because without it Microsoft would simply build that same bridge by itself.

After looking up a little bit more about it, there also seem to be some legitimate reasons for it. (A former employee claims that traffic between the campuses clogs up a bunch of nearby neighborhood roads, for one, and I don't see any reason to not believe him.)

Anger rescinded.

[Midnight Judges]

Is that the same examiner that claimed Obama's approval ratings were artificially inflated by black people?

[Madison Redskin]

Originally Posted by JMS

Quick ask Ron Paul what he thinks about these Questionable Pork Barrel Projects?

As long as you whine about the lousy grub, it's okay to feed from the trough.