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Originally posted by island911
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I think the "transportation infrastructure problem in Western Washington" is VASTLY over-blown, in an effort to extarct EVEN MORE money, beyond the Billions of suplemental tax $ for transportation.
Understand, there is no way in HELL that the transportation infrastructure projects are underfunded here. Yet, they continue to find ways to extort money, in the name of the perpetual problem.
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Ummm, how much do you think an ordinary freeway overpass costs? You seem to have a strong opinion that there is PLENTY of money for all we need. I've heard whining about how it takes twice as long to plan a project as it does to execute it. That is true. There are civil engineer here, and they will tell you that the last thing you want your gubmint to do is to award a construction contract before the planning has been completed. Can you say "change order?" So yeah. Planning is where you SAVE money.
Freeway overpasses run probably anywhere from $10 million to $30 million. Maybe more. Experts seem to be in agreement that we are somewhere near TWO HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS behind in our transportation infrastructure here. A billion is a thousand million.
You can pretend this is just outrageous and untrue, but you'd be wrong. I think you just don't like to pay taxes, and blaming others is complaining, which is fun and which is sometimes thought to be intelligent. No, I'm not giving you any back-handed or front-handed insult. If you truly think that there is plenty of money to achieve our transportation goals here, then I'm very interested in your basis for that opinion. I know you don't like gubmint or taxes. I don't like taxes either. But I believe they are necessary and I support my community and its needs.