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Cities have so many ways to destroy a community and the finances of the people who live in the communities.
"When USC professor and transportation expert James Moore heard the findings several days ago that the $9 billion Subway to the Sea won't relieve congestion on the Westside, as vowed by Antonio Villaraigosa, Moore was among a number of transportation insiders who wasn't stunned.
"I didn't need an Environmental Impact Report to know that," says Moore, iconoclastic director of transportation engineering at USC, referring to an environmental study by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Moore says the truth about how Metro plans to use up to $9 billion in sales taxes being paid by 8 million consumers in Los Angeles County is: "We're not building [a subway] to ease congestion. We're doing it for political reasons."
Follow the money: unions support this--for the jobs. Corporations support this for the contracts. The politicians support this because unions and big corporations donate to their campaign.
The only losers are the people--the $9 billion cost translates into $18 billion, when interest is added--and the congestion? "Moore says the truth about how Metro plans to use up to $9 billion in sales taxes being paid by 8 million consumers in Los Angeles County is: "We're not building [a subway] to ease congestion. We're doing it for political reasons."
Understand how corrupt government has become? Want to find crooks--look at Bell, Los Angeles or your city hall.
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"When USC professor and transportation expert James Moore heard the findings several days ago that the $9 billion Subway to the Sea won't relieve congestion on the Westside, as vowed by Antonio Villaraigosa, Moore was among a number of transportation insiders who wasn't stunned.
"I didn't need an Environmental Impact Report to know that," says Moore, iconoclastic director of transportation engineering at USC, referring to an environmental study by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Moore says the truth about how Metro plans to use up to $9 billion in sales taxes being paid by 8 million consumers in Los Angeles County is: "We're not building [a subway] to ease congestion. We're doing it for political reasons."
Follow the money: unions support this--for the jobs. Corporations support this for the contracts. The politicians support this because unions and big corporations donate to their campaign.
The only losers are the people--the $9 billion cost translates into $18 billion, when interest is added--and the congestion? "Moore says the truth about how Metro plans to use up to $9 billion in sales taxes being paid by 8 million consumers in Los Angeles County is: "We're not building [a subway] to ease congestion. We're doing it for political reasons."
Understand how corrupt government has become? Want to find crooks--look at Bell, Los Angeles or your city hall.
More...