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2010-04-17 Economy

Rantburg guide to porkulus spending - English language version at link

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Aw shit! One of my current contracts is unfairly on this list.

Posted by 3dc 2010-04-17 01:00|| 2010-04-17 01:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Pig Book. Heh. Been a long time.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-04-17 06:10|| 2010-04-17 06:10|| Front Page Top

#3 If I read that right, it said $4E9 went to "smart grid" technology last year. Did any of it go to actually rebuilding the electrical grid--digging trenches, stringing wires...?
Never mind, I probably know the answer already.

Posted by James 2010-04-17 12:24|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2010-04-17 12:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Safe to assume that any legislation that gets passed is full of pork.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-04-17 17:54|| 2010-04-17 17:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Did any of it go to actually rebuilding the electrical grid--digging trenches, stringing wires...?

Wireless. But the still needs to massively upgrade electrical transmission lines and substations. The US been allowing all infrastructure to decay for almost two generations while swindling the public with massive financial scams.

Posted by ed 2010-04-17 18:08|| 2010-04-17 18:08|| Front Page Top

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