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HereSince1628

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6. Thing is KBR, Bendix, etc have been well situated to exploit this, too.

Reply to Myrina (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 11:43 AM

Jan 2013

the Corps of Engineers chooses projects and selects contractors...and the money would certainly be huge.

Waterways are just most appealing as public projects in the wake of disasters. It was disasters back in the 20's that got many of the projects on the mississippi built

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AP IMPACT: Deficient levees found across America [View all] SugarShack Jan 2013 OP

We don't have money for this. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #1

Because that makes rich people richer and that's the most important thing in the world. nt valerief Jan 2013 #2

Just think what would happen if Lockheed & Dynagen Myrina Jan 2013 #3

Thing is KBR, Bendix, etc have been well situated to exploit this, too. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #6

Most of states vote republican, that is probably why. alp227 Jan 2013 #9

We don't HAVE to have crumbling infrastructure. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #4

So if a whistleblower were to release any of the details . . . starroute Jan 2013 #5

Maybe repairing levees SCVDem Jan 2013 #7

Maybe. Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #8