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Old Posted May 4, 2010, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pesto View Post
btw, any idea how the state got so broke?
The initiative system. You and I both know that that's the only way anything gets done, and whether or not something "makes sense" has little bearing on whether an initiative will pass or not. Cynical? Perhaps. Realistic? I think so. If an initiative could pass court muster and be put on the ballot that would hand out hundred dollar bills every day to everyone, it would certainly pass in a landslide, even with the state's current finances.

BTW, I certainly don't think that the auditor's report showed that the project "doesn't make sense" - it simply showed that the authority has been poorly managed and that the total price of the project is likely to go up. Most folks would concede that the Bay Bridge still "makes sense" to build at $6 billion, even though the original price tag was $1 billion.
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