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Wasn't this to be addressed by the stimulus? B2G Feb 2013 #1
Why on earth should gov't stop spending money on stimulus projects? dmallind Feb 2013 #2
Because they haven't worked? B2G Feb 2013 #3
really? dmallind Feb 2013 #10
But they have worked. big time Berlum Feb 2013 #35
well rtracey Feb 2013 #38
The money has to be out there in circulation to improve the economy. Loans to small business and The Wielding Truth Feb 2013 #39
Right. Let's stop spending money and become Greece...will that make you happy? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #60
because America doesn't deserve nice things Johonny Feb 2013 #5
K&R patrice Feb 2013 #51
How about because the government doesn't have the money? badtoworse Feb 2013 #7
Government prints money. Spending it drives GDP growth dmallind Feb 2013 #12
Screw toll roads n2doc Feb 2013 #18
Defense budget: $614 billion, including $89 billion for the Afghanistan war ProSense Feb 2013 #21
The government can borrow at about 1% jeff47 Feb 2013 #37
No one ever mentions the failing water and sewer systems in most cities. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #44
The Cleveland area is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar update of the storm/sewer WCGreen Feb 2013 #56
It's about time. This should have been addressed 40 years ago. badtoworse Feb 2013 #61
How about shifting the money from useless and bloated defense projects to.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #59
seriously? NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #8
Seriously, stop spending money on the wrong things! nt kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #11
yes, the Shock Doctrine is our answer Enrique Feb 2013 #13
Holy cow, what a misguided comment. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #20
Oh, my....here we go. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #58
GOP Congresscritters: it's DOA before we even read it meow2u3 Feb 2013 #4
'partnering with business and private capital' - How GOP n/t leftstreet Feb 2013 #6
It's called P3 and it's gaining traction badtoworse Feb 2013 #9
Yes, and it's exploitative privatization wearing a mask: woo me with science Feb 2013 #22
Thank you for this post - nt dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #32
NP. The Third Way has been pushing this scam for years. woo me with science Feb 2013 #40
I've had enough of this stuff. amandabeech Feb 2013 #42
Thanks, I am aware but not up on all of the details dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #47
What you posted ProSense Feb 2013 #34
Drive around the New York City area and check out the infrastructure badtoworse Feb 2013 #45
Gotta have those corporate middlemen in there. woo me with science Feb 2013 #14
You have no idea what you're talking about. n/t ProSense Feb 2013 #16
+1 the GOP died because the Dems stole all their ideas leftstreet Feb 2013 #17
Dems killed the GOP? ProSense Feb 2013 #19
+1 Coporate middlemen - exactly. Can't help the unemployed without making the rich richer now! forestpath Feb 2013 #23
Agreed. So let's see the alternative; wheel it out here right now, so we can assess the COSTS patrice Feb 2013 #52
& btw, are you employed & do you have health care & will your alternative cost you either one or patrice Feb 2013 #53
Looks like we're going to have to proceed by the process of elimination; is this your alternative? patrice Feb 2013 #54
If the ProSense Feb 2013 #15
Well, they would oppose the public part of it dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #25
What ProSense Feb 2013 #26
By "it" you mean the proposed national infrastructure bank, dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #29
Over what timeframe? One_Life_To_Give Feb 2013 #24
These things take forever to implement. dkf Feb 2013 #28
Well if the country can ProSense Feb 2013 #46
But that's why I wouldn't call it a stimulus. dkf Feb 2013 #50
privatized prisons are a booming growth industry with Obama's assistance ... msongs Feb 2013 #27
Oh, good grief. ProSense Feb 2013 #30
It's not 'fucking absurd' leftstreet Feb 2013 #33
Yes, it is ProSense Feb 2013 #36
OK, I followed that link and a little beyond dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #49
Thank you. woo me with science Feb 2013 #41
Disgusting beyond words. This is what happens woo me with science Feb 2013 #31
This will happen for as long as "Citizens United" rules campaign financing, amandabeech Feb 2013 #43
I have been watching this industry making headway here in Wisconsin... This trend is very conceding. midnight Feb 2013 #57
K & R Scurrilous Feb 2013 #48
dont mean shit!!! westcoastleftleaner Feb 2013 #55
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