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Originally Posted by Onn
Better to go big than piddle little projects, like what the Stimulus Package was filled with. With the money in the Stimulus Package we could have easily paid for this entire thing.  |
Unfortunately in order to negotiate for Republican support (which disappeared once the vote came) an enormous amount of actual construction ("waste" it was called) was eliminated and replaced by temporary tax cuts (for "growth".) I'd like to think the same mistake won't be made next time, but there most likely won't be a next time.