And the people whoown the Pittsburgh newspaper should have thier taxes raised to pay for it.
And most of the money will be squandered on non-infrastructure projects.
PING!
Don’t be fooled. More money equals more corruption. Nothing else comes of it.
Could be a payoff for suppressing vote fraud investigations.
Potholes and crumbling bridges will remain.
Instead of parroting Democrat party talking points, the Pittsburgh post gazette editorial board might want to wear down a little shoe leather and find out where all the tax and fee increases went the last time they said they were for infrastructure. Gas taxes? That’s for infrastructure. Turnpike toll hikes? Infrastructure. Natural gas drilling taxes? More of that sweet sweet infrastructure. Meanwhile the same stretches of certain highways get repaved every five years and the rest of the state gets swallowed up in potholes.
This is not an opportunity. It is a trap. The cost of falling into the trap is... hyperinflation, one-party rule, massive corruption, and the end of the Republic. Is that what they want? There is no free lunch, but there certainly is a false one, that is extremely expensive.
Philly has had over 400 murders this year. How about hiring some cops and building a prison.
Most of the money will find its way into democRAT Party and leftist union coffers, and a few years from now the infrastructure will be unimproved, just as it was after Obunga’s non-existent shovel ready projects.
Ah, the media/liberal/eddikashun & studies majors/NEA, “What’s in it for us? Let’s do it.” approach.
I’m sure this newspaper will hold the Rat candidates accountable in PA next November, when they fail to pass any bills anytime soon because Pelousy, Schumer and Sleepy Joe are all incompetent. Holding my breathe . . . now.
"Shovel ready jobs"? Right...
Pennsylvania Unions will get billions in federal aid to shore up massive pension shortfalls.
There. Fixed it.
What every state should ask themselves is, how much did we get from Zero’s ‘shovel ready’ funds, how was it used, did it make a difference at all? What revenues generated from the state itself were used, how much and where were those state revenues spent on infrastructure since that time, and did it make any difference at all? And how much and where will any potential new funding be spent? Is a transexual dog park in the city with led lighting and spash fountains more important that rural road surfacing?
It’s interesting that people actually clap when they are given back a part of the money that they sent in as taxes? These clowns from Pittsburgh don’t have a clue!
Sounds awesome until you realize that it’s 1.6% of the total bill. And PA is the 5th most populous state and 4% of the US total population...