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Default Government Bids

KLC Lewis wrote:
"Pugsley" wrote in message ...
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House.
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And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.


And this differs from the status quo...how, exactly?


They actually went out and got three bids instead of awarding one of
their former employer/investment's a 'No bid contract' for six times
what it would have cost in a competitive bidding situation, and no one
got electrocuted!
 
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