thunder wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:14:34 -0800, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Did you see one of the
"shovel ready" projects Obama wants to fund is a Mob Museum in Nevada?

Cite, please? The Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, is *seeking*
Federal funding. No where will you find Obama stating he "wants" to fund
it.


I think we'll be seeing a lot of heavy and highway projects and other
federal construction that falls under the purview of Davis-Bacon and
prevailing wages.

BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
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Parallels? What parallels.



Perhaps if you had stayed in school a little longer...

I went to Yale and graduate with a BA.



I doubt you were graduated from high school.

I got a degree from Yale just like you Harry.


The only degree you have is a B.S. in guard duty.

hk wrote:
thunder wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:14:34 -0800, justwaitafrekinminute wrote:


Did you see one of the
"shovel ready" projects Obama wants to fund is a Mob Museum in Nevada?

Cite, please? The Mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, is *seeking*
Federal funding. No where will you find Obama stating he "wants" to
fund it.


I think we'll be seeing a lot of heavy and highway projects and other
federal construction that falls under the purview of Davis-Bacon and
prevailing wages.

This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.

hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...n_Portrait.flv


Parallels? What parallels.



Perhaps if you had stayed in school a little longer...

I went to Yale and graduate with a BA.



I doubt you were graduated from high school.

I got a degree from Yale just like you Harry.


The only degree you have is a B.S. in guard duty.

No, I have a degree from Yale just like you.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:54:24 -0500, BAR wrote:


This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.

Yup, there's been lots of infrastructure neglected. Hopefully, this
stimulus package will kill two birds, get the economy moving again, and
fix our crumbling bridges, and roads.

On Jan 18, 10:54*am, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
hk wrote:

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Parallels? What parallels.

Perhaps if you had stayed in school a little longer...

I went to Yale and graduate with a BA.

I doubt you were graduated from high school.

I got a degree from Yale just like you Harry.

The only degree you have is a B.S. in guard duty.

No, I have a degree from Yale just like you.- Hide quoted text -

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At least you're more believable than Harry, because he lies so much he
can't keep his stories straight!!

"thunder" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:54:24 -0500, BAR wrote:


This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.


Yup, there's been lots of infrastructure neglected. Hopefully, this
stimulus package will kill two birds, get the economy moving again, and
fix our crumbling bridges, and roads.

Hopefully it will be structured and managed differently than the WPA
projects that Roosevelt initiated.
I was reading recently that problems with them included waste, inefficiency,
cost overruns and late schedules.
Because it was a federally backed program designed to hire unemployed
workers, the jobsite foremen had no authority to discipline or fire
slackers.

That's bad news because when some can sit on their asses and still get paid,
it affects the rest.

Eisboch

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:54:24 -0500, BAR wrote:


This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.

Yup, there's been lots of infrastructure neglected. Hopefully, this
stimulus package will kill two birds, get the economy moving again, and
fix our crumbling bridges, and roads.

And get a start on real high speed rail.

Eisboch wrote:

"thunder" wrote in message
t...
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:54:24 -0500, BAR wrote:


This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.


Yup, there's been lots of infrastructure neglected. Hopefully, this
stimulus package will kill two birds, get the economy moving again, and
fix our crumbling bridges, and roads.

Hopefully it will be structured and managed differently than the WPA
projects that Roosevelt initiated.
I was reading recently that problems with them included waste,
inefficiency, cost overruns and late schedules.
Because it was a federally backed program designed to hire unemployed
workers, the jobsite foremen had no authority to discipline or fire
slackers.

That's bad news because when some can sit on their asses and still get
paid, it affects the rest.

Eisboch


You think waste, inefficiency, cost overruns and late schedules are
exclusive to federally backed programs? You think private corporations
don't have the same problems?

Who fired the slackers on wall street that were mainly responsible for
the fiscal crisis we are in now?

thunder wrote:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:54:24 -0500, BAR wrote:


This highway work should have been occurring for the last 40 years due
to it being funded by federal gasoline and diesel taxes.

Yup, there's been lots of infrastructure neglected. Hopefully, this
stimulus package will kill two birds, get the economy moving again, and
fix our crumbling bridges, and roads.

This stimulus package is nothing but a power grab. The Congress should
be strung up and beaten with a stick until the funds from the gasoline
and diesel taxes are actually spent on the roads instead of redirected
into the general fund.

The stimulus package is not going to get the economy moving again. You
could send everyone a check for $1000 and it wouldn't do anything to get
the economy moving again.

We need a long term solution, something that is going to give everyone
long term confidence that the economy is going to improve. Eliminate
corporate taxes, reduce capital gains taxes and cut personal income
taxes in half but, make sure that everyone who earns income pays taxes.
No individual gets a free ride on taxes. This will get the economy
moving again. The people will have confidence that they will have more
money to spend themselves. Businesses will have more money to spend on
capital equipment and the ability to hire more people. Investors will be
encouraged to move their money into ventures that may produce greater
returns.

The government is the last last place to turn to get the economy moving
due to the fact that they haven't got the foggiest idea of what to
invest in or how to spend money to gain the greatest impact due to the
professional politicians who control the purse strings.