Posted on 04/01/2021 7:52:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
“$85 billion to modernize existing transit and help agencies expand their systems to meet rider demand.”
There is no great demand for public transit. Public transit is highly subsidized. Average bus ride is about $4-5 dollars per rider and the short buses for the special needs folks can be as his $12-15.
So next time some tells you they ride the bus all over town for 50 cents, tell them that theirs and our tax dollars are paying the true bill to maintain the fleet of all of those virtually empty buses.
I read that in my Joe Namath internal voice
I read that in my Joe Namath internal voice
"Disability" replaced to old welfare in much of the black community - more money and no pesky social workers...
AKA “Crazy Checks”....................
I knew a person who bragged about all 12 members of her family were on disability - and the easiest was was ‘crazy’ because it’s hard to prove a person’s NOT crazy. But according to her it was a scam... and she was the only person out of her 12 family members who really was disabled.
There are people who take advantage of anything - they have no shame.
What a fantastic wish list now we must keep it from Santa.
Hopefully the senate has enough sense to stop it.
They can’t wait to pass it!....................
They can’t wait to pass it!....................
“ $100 billion to build a more resilient electric transmission system.”
Well, now that he’s rescinded Pres. Trump’s ban on Chinese equipment for our electrical grid, this will be quite a bit @ 10% for the Big Guy.
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