Originally Posted by timmhaan
the price of projects around here are astronomically high. it's hard to grasp when even the smallest thing is millions or tens of millions of dollars. i don't really know how my tax dollars are being used or if we're all being taking for a ride (no pun intended).
Most states have rules that require public projects to pay the union wage for construction workers, even when non-union labor is employed. Sort of like forcing people to grocery shop in the gourmet food section only. That, and the tangle of safety and environmental regulations, and before ya know it, pop goes the weasel.
And politicians are
weasels already...
roughstuff