...water main broke in L.A. today, spilling an estimated 10 million gallons of water in the middle of a severe drought. It flooded Pauley Pavilion which underwent a $100 million renovation two years ago.
If we keep ignoring infrastructure in favor of defense, we may not have a country left to defend.
The Federal Government is responsible for Defense and highways.
The Local Governments are responsible for infrastructure, other than highways.
Can't use the federal money saved on defense to pay for local water mains.
LA spends $4.1 billion on Community Safety and another $2.1 billion on Home and Community Environment - General, vs. $2.2 billion on the Water System. Of that $2.2 Billion, only $325 million is for regular capital (includes $76 million for replacing water mains), $356 million is for Regulatory Compliance, and $100 million for conservation.
Imagine how much could be spent on water main replacement if: People were better behaved, less needy, or less government regulation ($356 million for regulatory compliance).
He wants hand outs
He wants someone else to solve/fix all his problems for him, for free
He blames someone else for all his problems/fuck-ups/incompetence
He takes credit for the accomplishments of others.
Thank You
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Infrastructure rebuilding/improvements on projects such as roads, bridges, schools, dams, utilities etc.
It asserts: “Another major share of the long-term costs of the wars comes from paying off trillions of dollars in debt incurred as the US government failed to include their cost in annual budgets and simultaneously implemented sweeping tax cuts for the rich. In addition, huge expenditures are being made to replace military equipment used in the two wars. The report also cites improvements in military pay and benefits made in 2004 to counter declining recruitment rates as casualties rose in the Iraq war.”
If we keep ignoring infrastructure in favor of defense, we may not have a country left to defend.
...they want every state to be as shitty as Alabama and Mississippi. That, and you can't bribe a politician with a broken dam or a collapsed bridge.
the city's water lines for several years now . I guess Baltimore is smarter than LA. I bet they also have enough sense to get out of the water in an electrical storm .
Where is the time to look at country's infrastructure?
libs run the DWP, libs run the city, libs run the county, libs run the state, libs run the Federal gubbymunt.
It MUST be the racist Tea Party's fault!!