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To: ajay_kumar

The problem is that it is 2008 and his solution includes the word work. His people don’t work.

The whole reason for unions is to not work. Hiways will never be built by people who don’t show up.


6 posted on 12/06/2008 3:18:17 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Save America......... put out lots of wafarin)
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To: bert

But after the Minnesota bridge collapse, which was blamed by liberals on Bush, reports were that thousands of bridges in this country needed repair. There are real infrastrucuture needs out there, but probably not enough for a massive WPA style program.

Speaking of which, where the heck is Obama going to get the money to pay for this program? Plus he wants to do healthcare, he wants to invest $150 billion in green energy, etc., but there’s no money for anything that he wants to do. Where will it come from?


11 posted on 12/06/2008 3:23:17 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: bert

Sure if only “his” people who don’t want to work and are on government dole are hired it will flop. For this to succeed there has to be fair and open bidding and well defined benchmarks for project completions.


15 posted on 12/06/2008 3:27:47 PM PST by ajay_kumar (Real conservatives in 2012)
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To: bert

>>Hiways will never be built by people who don’t show up.<<


An ex-business partner of mine told me many times the story about how his grandfather hit the jackpot in the 1930’s as a government public works contractor during FDR’s administration. Grandpa’s company “worked” on projects throughout Southern Ohio, Kentucky, Western PA and West Virginia. Grandpa had 5 “ghost” employees for every real employee. Gramps made a killing, much better money than moonshine ever was.


29 posted on 12/06/2008 3:49:02 PM PST by jsh3180
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