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Just wanted to emphisize your wise words right there my friend!

We are seeing that federal money on roadside projects as well, here in SoCal. Mostly noticing a lot of hard scape and palm trees along the freeway interchanges and off ramps. In the dairy lands of Chino, we have seen community parks with soccer fields and playland/swingsets( which are expensive, like 200k alone) going up less than a mile apart, scattered throughout the developments. To me, that just seems like a land grab, but what do I know. My beef is the money! Land here is going for 300-400k an acre. Not just that, but then you have development costs, then you have to pay a team of.....americans...to maintain those grounds for the rest of our, and our kid's lives. The scope of the financial implications is HUGE! Millions and millions. All of this though, when american families are struggling to feed their kids. Our government has lost touch with reality! Unfortunetly, "we" vote these morons in, because we don't pay attention to the details, or politics for that matter. Everybody can see the benefits from these projects, but when do we consider the cost? What a slap in the face to the hard working, tax paying, american people Sorry to hear Pete. Maybe get one of those electric KTMs and "double ninja" it up

check out this link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/dec/28/tom-coburns-wastebook-targets-three-nevada-project/ I agree that the stupid metal horses etc...are a waste of money but it looks like it was mandated in order to get the federal money to start with. "The projects, which included landscaping with native plants and boulders, were managed by Clark County and were paid for through the Federal Surface Transportation Enhancement Fund, which mandates that the money be used mostly for aesthetic improvement" they make it the "rule" then get pissed when you abide by it....don't make any sense