We recently stumbled across a Stimulus construction sign in an upscale neighborhood on the North Shore of Chicago. Recovery.gov describes the project as follows:
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Highway Infrastructure Investment Grant: Urbanized Areas over 200K PopulationAward Amount: $1,320,000
Reported Jobs: 4.66
We produced a short video asking the question: Does the upscale suburb of Evanston really need the hard-earned tax dollars of people from other states across the union in order to (re)build her local roads?
The city of Evanston should write thank you notes to the legislatures of each of the other 57 states, thanking them for the new road.
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At 4.66 jobs saved, thats about a quarter-million dollars a job. Who knew flagmen and sign installers made that much…
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Don’t forget the sign maker. That’s another job. I live in Illinois, and every time I see one of these signs I have to gag–they’re using my money to tell me how they’re spending my money! What a waste!