Posted on 07/14/2010 8:43:30 PM PDT by kcvl
On the road leading to Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC there's a 10' x 11' road sign touting a runway improvement project funded by the federal stimulus. The project cost nearly $15 million and has created 17 jobs, according to recovery.gov.
However, there's another number that caught the eye of ABC News: $10,000. That's how much money the Washington Airports Authority tells ABC News it spent to make and install the sign a single sign announcing that the project is "Funded by The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act" and is "Putting America Back to Work." The money for the sign was taken out of the budget for the runway improvement project.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/signs-stimulus/story?id=11163180
FAQ from the Federal Transportation Authority that is for recipients of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds:
‘’Are FTA grantees required to display any special signs or logos to identify ARRA funded projects?
‘’Yes.... The grant agreement for each FTA ARRA grant includes a special condition as follows: Emblems: The Recipient agrees to use signs and materials that display both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) emblem and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program emblem to identify its project(s) financed with Recovery Act funds that are provided by U.S. DOT in a manner consistent with Federal guidance, and to include this provision in any subagreements, leases, third party contracts, or other similar documents used in connection with its Recovery Act Project(s).’’
The Stimulus reportedly includes sign requirements that require Funded By: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, President or the Recovery Act logo that resembles the Obama 2008 campaign logo and purports to be a symbol of President Obamas commitment to the American people to invest their tax dollars wisely and put Americans back to work.
Ditto that — there are a bunch of these stupid signs along San Antonio Road between Palo Alto and Mountain View, CA. The project was stalled for almost a year. Big “HURRAY for the Government” sign, but no action. Makes my blood boil every time I see the damn thing. I have dreams of blowing them up with a little Semtex.
Otherwise known as the "Obastika."
Obama: These emblems are symbols of our commitment to you, the American people — a commitment to investing your tax dollars wisely, to put Americans to work doing the work that needs to be done. So when you see them on projects that your tax dollars made possible, let it be a reminder that our government — your government — is doing its part to put the economy back on the road of recovery.
Video of Obama unveiling new logos designed by Mode Project of Chicago:
http://www.modeproject.com/news/president-obama-unveils-new-logos-designed-by-mode-project/
I am Porculus!
Recession - Your neighbor loses their job.
Depression - You lose your job.
Recovery - Barack HUSSEIN Obama loses HIS job.
Damn good Ronaldus Magnus reset there!
There’s a road/drainage improvement project along a road that I use frequently.
I was looking forward to having that section repaired as the pavement was awful and the road flooded with every heavy rain.
One day, I noticed that a couple of those signs went up.
Ever since, work seems to have stopped on that project, and the road surface is worse than when they started.
Thank you, King Baraq.
That was my first thought, were they really new jobs or were these 17 guys already working?
LOL! They probably purposely put them on cliffs or in precarious locations where we can't drive into them (with our gas guzzlers, hahha).
One wonders why there is no follow-up on these projects or anything from the state-run media.
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