06-07-2008, 05:53 PM
Kap:
"Due to lack of funding or because the money has gone to contruct buildings, roads, and bridges in Iraq?"
Due to lack of funding. Probably because the money was shifted to Iraq connected spending, or as Acre said, it is easy to claim as being "pork".
BL:
"There are actually fair amounts of money earmarked for transit that end up not getting used every year, because we're letting it happen."
I would love to see any documentation of this, as far as I can find out all the federal money earmarked for mass transit has been spent most of the last decade. Or it has been earmarked for a project that is in progress already. The money will be spent as parts are completed. Some money available to specific states has not been spent in those areas because the states did not come up with their matching funds, but ended up being used in other states.
"Due to lack of funding or because the money has gone to contruct buildings, roads, and bridges in Iraq?"
Due to lack of funding. Probably because the money was shifted to Iraq connected spending, or as Acre said, it is easy to claim as being "pork".
BL:
"There are actually fair amounts of money earmarked for transit that end up not getting used every year, because we're letting it happen."
I would love to see any documentation of this, as far as I can find out all the federal money earmarked for mass transit has been spent most of the last decade. Or it has been earmarked for a project that is in progress already. The money will be spent as parts are completed. Some money available to specific states has not been spent in those areas because the states did not come up with their matching funds, but ended up being used in other states.