Texas Cities line up for federal dollars
The country's mayors went to Washington this week to hand Congress a wish list worth $73 billion. And Texas mayor were lined up at the trough.
The Wall Street Journal wrote: “But before taxpayers give them a dime, let's see the mayors rank those 11,391 goodies -- I mean "infrastructure" projects -- based on effectiveness and potential return on investment for taxpayers:
- Arlington, Texas, needs $4 million to expand its tennis center.
- La Porte, Texas, wants $7.6 million for a "Life Style Center."
- Euless, Texas, wants $15 million for the Midway Park Family Life Center, which, you'll be glad to note, includes both a senior center and aquatic facility”
Robert Poole from Reason Foundation penned the piece which ended the with:
“It was very nice of the country's mayors to hand taxpayers a wish list worth $73 billion. But before taxpayers give them a dime, let's see the mayors rank those 11,391 goodies -- I mean "infrastructure" projects -- based on effectiveness and potential return on investment for taxpayers.”
Read it all here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122887075956093233.html
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