[Dr. Franklin]

I hope not. The government has no business in saving this ship or supporting its upkeep!

Since the government funded its construction, funding dredging a place for it at an abandoned pier which is full of broken bottles and has become a homeless camp can be considered in the public interest. It's a maritime marvel, and well worth saving nearby the U.S.S. New Jersey, the U.S.S. Olympia, the Moshulu, and other historic vessels on the Delaware.

[laplata]

It’s a maritime marvel, and well worth saving nearby the U.S.S. New Jersey, the U.S.S. Olympia, the Moshulu, and other historic vessels on the Delaware.

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Private funds went into maintaining those vessels.

The taxpayer should not pay for the restoration of the SS United States. I’d chip in.