Proposed massive public works program

[td8]

I thought there were no political threads on here?

 

[basspro]

As long as it stays professional it should be OK, IMO. There is mostly talks about the stimulus, & where the $$$ will go, should go, & why.

& this is really a bridge thread

 

[AtlasRob]

& this is really a bridge thread

That would be a bridge between the 2 sides

 

[DarrylMueller]

Hmm, paint, apholstry, and carpet is infrastructure?

Infrastructure can be defined as the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise [1]. The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, water supply, sewers, power grids, telecommunications, and so forth. as seen on wikipedia

This bill has way too much money going to everything but roads and bridges. One only needs to take a drive to see where the money needs to be spent. Aging sewer and water systems. Aging power grids, which seems like they may get a boost in this bill. Aging roads and bridges. Certain portions of which are in abismall shape. One needs to look no further than the I35 bridge in MN for a prime example.

Ill take a drive today and see if i cant grab a few pictures of how MDOT fixes bridges with bad concrete decks. On top they throw cold patch on a hole. On the bottom of the bridge they build a series of platforms out of 2x6s and plywood to catch any falling concrete

Sounds like the quick fix is all they want to do. The reason is they have spent the money from road tax, state gas-diesel fuel tax and sales tax on social well-fair programs, that's unfair. We have the same problem here in California. They are real dumb here on concrete roads, NO REINFORCED CONCRETE. And the lanes with broken concrete panels go un-repaired wile they build car pool lanes. Here they try and create congestion. They have taken a lot of the cloverleaf out and put up stop signs. THAT IS PROGRESS IN THIS PROGRESSIVE STATE!??? I will get some pictures of our roads. We have a lazy caltrans here, maybe we need a contest for the worst DOT, does your DOT speak American or something that you don't understand, we also have that problem it's called communications. I think the truck mag Overdrive does a pole on the worst roads, maybe someone can find that too, need tho hold the burocrats accountable.

 

[EME_Library]

As stated by Jim Owens (Caterpillar CEO) in a Q&A session at a recent press conference, the relative proportion of the stimulus package consists of approximately 5% of 2008 annual US construction spend. Therefore it is expected that only marginal new equipment will be required but existing equipment will be better utilized.

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[DarrylMueller]

New Projects for us to get work. Porkqulis!

As stated by Jim Owens (Caterpillar CEO) in a Q&A session at a recent press conference, the relative proportion of the stimulus package consists of approximately 5% of 2008 annual US construction spend. Therefore it is expected that only marginal new equipment will be required but existing equipment will be better utilized.

Earth Moving Equipment (EME) Library
Locate - Index - Brief
http://www.emelibrary.com

Jim Owens also stated that they were still laying off, this was after O///a spoke and said that they would be hiring. YES HE CONTRADICTED WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID. You can not turn things around with a snap of the fingers. I have a list of all the local city projects by state and city that the mayers sumitted some are needed most are yes porkqulis!

Find projects by state or territory

* Alaska (46 projects)
* Alabama (318 projects)
* Arkansas (199 projects)
* Arizona (743 projects)
* California (1971 projects)
* Colorado (201 projects)
* Connecticut (449 projects)
* Washington, D.C. (8 projects)
* Delaware (7 projects)
* Florida (1752 projects)
* Georgia (266 projects)
* Hawaii (316 projects)
* Iowa (51 projects)
* Idaho (348 projects)
* Illinois (1031 projects)
* Indiana (713 projects)
* Kansas (139 projects)
* Kentucky (524 projects)
* Louisiana (433 projects)
* Massachusetts (266 projects)
* Maryland (54 projects)
* Maine (72 projects)
* Michigan (782 projects)
* Minnesota (335 projects)
* Missouri (403 projects)
* Mississippi (552 projects)
* Montana (57 projects)
* North Carolina (319 projects)
* North Dakota (61 projects)
* Nebraska (154 projects)
* New Jersey (261 projects)
* New Mexico (215 projects)
* Nevada (163 projects)
* New York (289 projects)
* Ohio (847 projects)
* Oklahoma (223 projects)
* Oregon (159 projects)
* Pennsylvania (352 projects)
* Puerto Rico (340 projects)
* Rhode Island (116 projects)
* South Carolina (271 projects)
* South Dakota (30 projects)
* Tennessee (103 projects)
* Texas (1240 projects)
* Utah (298 projects)
* Virginia (400 projects)
* Vermont (61 projects)
* Washington (368 projects)
* Wisconsin (358 projects)
* West Virginia (1 projects)
* Wyoming (85 projects)
This is a great piece of information pass it around, most of the money is going to be spent right before the 2010 elections, can you guess why? Also 3 billion will go to the community orginazation groups like acorn. Is this stimulus or political? 2010 elections?
Information age is what we are in, lets provide that information, lets wake the sleeping giant before it's to late.

 

[PSDF350]

Jim Owens also stated that they were still laying off, this was after O///a spoke and said that they would be hiring. YES HE CONTRADICTED WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAID. You can not turn things around with a snap of the fingers. I have a list of all the local city projects by state and city that the mayers sumitted some are needed most are yes porkqulis!

Find projects by state or territory

* Alaska (46 projects)
* Alabama (318 projects)
* Arkansas (199 projects)
* Arizona (743 projects)
* California (1971 projects)
* Colorado (201 projects)
* Connecticut (449 projects)
* Washington, D.C. (8 projects)
* Delaware (7 projects)
* Florida (1752 projects)
* Georgia (266 projects)
* Hawaii (316 projects)
* Iowa (51 projects)
* Idaho (348 projects)
* Illinois (1031 projects)
* Indiana (713 projects)
* Kansas (139 projects)
* Kentucky (524 projects)
* Louisiana (433 projects)
* Massachusetts (266 projects)
* Maryland (54 projects)
* Maine (72 projects)
* Michigan (782 projects)
* Minnesota (335 projects)
* Missouri (403 projects)
* Mississippi (552 projects)
* Montana (57 projects)
* North Carolina (319 projects)
* North Dakota (61 projects)
* Nebraska (154 projects)
* New Jersey (261 projects)
* New Mexico (215 projects)
* Nevada (163 projects)
* New York (289 projects)
* Ohio (847 projects)
* Oklahoma (223 projects)
* Oregon (159 projects)
* Pennsylvania (352 projects)
* Puerto Rico (340 projects)
* Rhode Island (116 projects)
* South Carolina (271 projects)
* South Dakota (30 projects)
* Tennessee (103 projects)
* Texas (1240 projects)
* Utah (298 projects)
* Virginia (400 projects)
* Vermont (61 projects)
* Washington (368 projects)
* Wisconsin (358 projects)
* West Virginia (1 projects)
* Wyoming (85 projects)
This is a great piece of information pass it around, most of the money is going to be spent right before the 2010 elections, can you guess why? Also 3 billion will go to the community orginazation groups like acorn. Is this stimulus or political? 2010 elections?
Information age is what we are in, lets provide that information, lets wake the sleeping giant before it's to late.

Where's New Hampshire?

 

[DarrylMueller]

The State Rep for New Hampshire was on Glen Beck and said they were voting NO. He also said that the Blair Holt HR45 Gun registration was folded into stimulus bill.

 

[td8]

All I can tell everybody is two words Guns&Ammo everybody better stock up.Because it will be doubtful if this country will survive the next four years.God help us all.

 

[digger242j]

You guys just don't get the NO POLITICS thing, do you? :Banghead

Time to put this thread to sleep.