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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

thatdemguy

(453 posts)

3. And is some areas kick backs

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2022, 12:21 PM

May 2022

There was bridge on 695 around Baltimore that got replaced years ago. The contractor who did it had never had more than a 100k road repair contract. The bridge replacement was a few million, strangely enough he also made a few 100k of political donations the next year.

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Why does transit infrastructure cost so much in the U.S.? [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

Because we adopted the mafia's contracting model peppertree May 2022 #1

I think another big factor is legal issues are more prevalent here in the US. honest.abe May 2022 #2

And is some areas kick backs thatdemguy May 2022 #3