There is a Better Use for the 700 Million
May 18, 2006 04:32 AM
According to Ronald Salters of Ocean Springs Railroad funding is a real travesty.
His letter in the MS press states
We should not let the politicians use strong-arm tactics to push their pet project through Congress, furthering this country's debt at a time when real needs are not being met. There is a better use of $700 million. One need look no further than those who are desperately seeking housing and jobs as they are being handed eviction notices by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
To read the entire letter click here
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Another good use of $700 million would be to build 700 miles of border fence we keep getting told by D.C. that it's too expensive. Coupled with the $500 million for 2 bridges in Alaska, half of the souther border could be fenced.
But then again, I'm not hiding any aces up my sleeves...