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Have you truly lost your marbles? [email protected] wrote: Reply:Wisconsin, a big spending State??? according to http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/287.htmlWisconsin is right smack in the middle of State spending per household. With a fact-challenged model of reality like yours it is no wonder that people who share a similarly delusional model of reality (like the Governor of the #1 big spending state with almost 3 times Wisconsin's spending) don't seem to be able to win elections right now. But don't worry Eric, I'm going to do my damnedest to make sure Madison doesn't squander its infrastructure dollars on cheap-oil-dependent projects that would make our nation more economically vulnerable to energy supply disruptions and ruthless financial hucksters looking to make their weekly quota for Sub-Prime-ARMs with an instant second mortgage so they can retire to the apostle islands next year. How's that book going?-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Bikies] Fwd: Mayor appealing TPC decision From: Eric Westhagen <[email protected]> Date: Wed, January 14, 2009 5:37 pm To: [email protected], BikiesSubmissions <[email protected]> Reply: Typical Democrat/(or Republican) solution to a presumed problem by preemption to other problems. If the big spending states like Wisconsin find they have a turn down in tax revenues during an economic slowdown, what does infrastructure squandering have to do with that problem. And what does infrastructure squandering to large vetted contractors have to do with "stimulating anything? Obfuscation, --grab it while you can, --turn the money printing presses on and send the country down to.......! Eric [email protected] wrote: I've got a regular obligation on Tuesday - but if I can head out of the council at 7:00pm I might be able to speak. In the meantime, it seems House Democrats may have a solution to the funding issue: $165 billion stimulus targeted directly to local government infrastructure projects. That's right - no command and control WISDOT standing in the way with its hand ready to snatch all the federal transportation funding so they can build superhighway insterchanges that cities don't want! Based on the percentage of US residents that live in Madison, our share would be about $121 million: http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/latest/432683 I say delay the CTH M expansion (and others) for now with the understanding that those expansion projects would be considered as candidates for any potential Federal stimulus funding - and direct the savings into providing a bus system with affordable fares and high quality. - Matt |
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