I would bet all I own every state did this. It is the way BIG GOV works. In Arkansas our little Hospital got a 75,000 TV that has video conference capability as did every other small hospital. Useless for homeland security But Hey the money was there the grants were written and the crap delivered. We will never use it.
Well, now we know why the media was screamin so loud last week. They were afraid their favorite kickbacks would be lost....
What if he had a job that paid him $58K and he was only doing 30 days for unpaid parking tickets?
Gee. I'm shocked. How about you?
Who's the dopes administrating these funds? Bloomberg? Pataki? At least the Sheiks of Anbar Province have the excuse that they're in a a chaotic cash-only economy.
Well I’d certainly go down to help if something happens.
But people shouldn’t expect me to shy away from a camera to give people a piece of reality.
I wouldn’t say they squandered it, except maybe the Luchese money. They just spent it on stuff they wanted.
Seriously, The biggest use of money that I’ve observed in NYC since 9/11 was to tear up every street south of Canal Street and repair the infrastructure. Water mains, power cables, phone and TV, fiber optics, drains, new road surfaces, new curbs where needed, and all the rest.
Some of that was certainly due to 9/11 damage, which destroyed infrastructure in the immediate area, but some of it was simply neglected infrastructure repairs that the city lacked funds to fix. There’s a lot of infrastructure in Manhattan, and it’s not easy to keep up with when you’re eager to stuff more of your friends into the bureaucracy that sucks up most of the income from taxes.