pipedreams Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 "When a bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday, Democrats used it as an illustration of why the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan was a great investment in vital roads and bridges. But behind the scenes for many years, Pennsylvania Democrat leaders siphoned money away from a fund that was supposed to be doing just that. https://www.westernjournal.com/wake-pa-bridge-collapse-look-4-2-billion-road-repair-fund-found/ But according to a 2019 report from WHYY-TV, a Public Broadcasting Service station, Pennsylvania state leaders had dipped into a fund for roads and bridges to the tune of about $4.2 billion over the six previous years. However, the bridge that collapsed was not on the state’s list for funding, according to Fox Business. Even though the state had no plan to fix it, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman called the bridge a “vital artery” according to CNN." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Politicians are good at siphoning, because they SUCK. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Sooooo, I 'm not real happy about all the driving in PA I have to do getting my oldest to and from school... It's not like a can avoid driving over some of those rivers... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 12 hours ago, Mrs.Cicero said: Sooooo, I 'm not real happy about all the driving in PA I have to do getting my oldest to and from school... It's not like a can avoid driving over some of those rivers... Here in Pittsburgh you can't go anywhere without crossing a bridge. tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The article oddly says nothing about where exactly the money went...? Other than something to do with the state police. Doesn't make sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 shooter Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Into someone’s pocket not associated with building bridges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 5:45 AM, kerbie18 said: The article oddly says nothing about where exactly the money went...? Other than something to do with the state police. Doesn't make sense. I wonder if it was what they used to call Daisy-Chaining. Rob bridges to pay cops. Rob cops to pay fire. Rob fire to pay sewer. Etc etc etc. Somewhere along the line accounting for the money just gets lost as it goes into someone’s pocket. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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