Comments on: US Conference of Mayors’ Pork Projects – Arizona Listing http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/01/28/us-conference-of-mayors-pork-projects-arizona-listing/ Arizona Politics, News, Commentary and Information with a Blatantly Conservative Worldview Presented by an Alliance of Writers, Activists, Consultants and Government Insiders. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bill http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/01/28/us-conference-of-mayors-pork-projects-arizona-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-126785 Bill Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:00:05 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=3699#comment-126785 If you look through the Arizona list it looks like pretty typical Capital Improvement Project stuff that you would see in any annual municipal budget. The job number is obviously messed up because Phoenix didn't fill out that column, for some reason. But water plant improvements, airport runway expansions, and street widenings are all the kind of stuff we need; they don't only create construction jobs but lead to long-term private sector growth and improved quality of life. The Republican congressional representatives I'm seeing on TV today are saying we need more of this stuff in the package, not less. I feel much better about having these dollars spent here where we have some oversight and assurance they will be a benefit to the community, rather than letting the money go to other states. Although I do need to LOL about Lake Havasu City. More than half-a-billion dollars for a city of 50,000? That's more than $10,000 for every man, woman, and child! If you look through the Arizona list it looks like pretty typical Capital Improvement Project stuff that you would see in any annual municipal budget. The job number is obviously messed up because Phoenix didn’t fill out that column, for some reason. But water plant improvements, airport runway expansions, and street widenings are all the kind of stuff we need; they don’t only create construction jobs but lead to long-term private sector growth and improved quality of life.

The Republican congressional representatives I’m seeing on TV today are saying we need more of this stuff in the package, not less.

I feel much better about having these dollars spent here where we have some oversight and assurance they will be a benefit to the community, rather than letting the money go to other states. Although I do need to LOL about Lake Havasu City. More than half-a-billion dollars for a city of 50,000? That’s more than $10,000 for every man, woman, and child!

]]> By: todd http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/01/28/us-conference-of-mayors-pork-projects-arizona-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-126774 todd Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:20:13 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=3699#comment-126774 Tim Willis, These are multi-years projects and your calculation didn't include little things like equipment and construction materials. And of course let's remember the this means less people receiving unemployment and more hard-working people with a decent income spending money and helping consumer spending and better public infrastructure. Actually it sounds like a pretty good deal, too bad there is not even more of this in the stimulus package because these types of things produce the most outcome for the money put in. Tim Willis,
These are multi-years projects and your calculation didn’t include little things like equipment and construction materials.

And of course let’s remember the this means less people receiving unemployment and more hard-working people with a decent income spending money and helping consumer spending and better public infrastructure. Actually it sounds like a pretty good deal, too bad there is not even more of this in the stimulus package because these types of things produce the most outcome for the money put in.

]]> By: Maximus http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/01/28/us-conference-of-mayors-pork-projects-arizona-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-126755 Maximus Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:20:12 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=3699#comment-126755 maybe they will use a few dollars for concrete and steel to build something. Unless materials are free. maybe they will use a few dollars for concrete and steel to build something. Unless materials are free.

]]> By: Tim Willis http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/01/28/us-conference-of-mayors-pork-projects-arizona-listing/comment-page-1/#comment-126748 Tim Willis Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:53:31 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=3699#comment-126748 Did anyone do the math? That is $162,527.78 per new employee! Where do we get an application? What is Mesa planing, a split for the city council? Three quarters of a billion ought to at least put someone to work, wouldn't you think? Did anyone do the math? That is $162,527.78 per new employee! Where do we get an application? What is Mesa planing, a split for the city council? Three quarters of a billion ought to at least put someone to work, wouldn’t you think?

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