Saturday, December 13, 2008
Stimulus Shouldn't Be an Excuse for Pork - WSJ.com
Pork just won't go away...
In the Wall Street Journal, Robert Poole lists some interesting (disgusting) items:
"Dictionary.com defines infrastructure as 'the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area.' The nation's mayors define it a bit differently.
On Monday, the U.S. Conference of Mayors went to Capitol Hill to ask for a handout, or as they put it: 'We are reporting that in 427 cities of all sizes in all regions of the country, a total of 11,391 infrastructure projects are 'ready to go.' These projects represent an infrastructure investment of $73,163,299,303 that would be capable of producing an estimated 847,641 jobs in 2009 and 2010.'
A wish list that is 11,391 projects strong! What vital infrastructure projects would cash-strapped taxpayers get for their $73 billion? Here's a sampling:"
