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Originally Posted by Robbie [I]f my money were being spent to build roads (which it isn't...state and local taxes AND the national gasoline tax does) or actually fund the local schools (it's not) or help the poor (tiny sliver of it)...then that would be one thing. ...

I was a building contractor for 13 years, specializing in stone masonry work, and won a lot of bids to apply stone masonry veneers to road bridges. Many of the bridges on state highways and even local roads are partially funded with Federal Revenue Sharing Funds -- I know this for fact as my subcontracts were subject to Davis-Bacon Act Federal prevailing wage requirements. All work you see done on Interstate Highways is Federally funded of course.

I guess our Congressman may be more successful in getting federal road construction dollars to his district possibly as they have been doing repairs to the Interstate here that leads top the Canadian border and is a main import-export route -- and that may be the justification. BTW, we are a donor state supporting a lot of poorer states and that might have to do with some of the funds received.

You might note that Nevada is a net recipient state according to some data for federally funded road work projects (2009) ... http://www.heritage.org/research/rep...e-states#_edn1

Too funny Heritage is a right wing 'think tank'

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