pnh102
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Re: $3 gasoline
said by supergirl  :Alaskians do get about $3,000 or so a year from the oil revenue sharing. How come they can't afford free broadband on that windfall they get every year? I was going to say they spend it on tubes and dump trucks, but I am also guessing all those bridges to nowhere add up to a pretty penny too.
Oh wait, the rest of us are paying for that.
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koolman2
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Anchorage, AK | The Knik Arm bridge is very much needed. If you would like to have a discussion about it, please PM me. The other bridge down near Juneau is a stupid idea.
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pnh102
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| said by koolman2 :The Knik Arm bridge is very much needed. The Intercounty Connecter is needed near where I live.
I-95 in Virginia needs to be significantly expanded as well.
We need to add the Purple and Silver lines to the DC Metro (among other lines which I cannot remember off the top of my head).
There are literally tons of needed road and transit projects here that won't get built because of lack of funds. But we don't have senators or representatives with seniority like Ted Stevens or Don Young who can funnel the money into our coffers for us either. For the ICC, we ended up paying for that one out of our own pockets by making that a toll road.
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koolman2
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Anchorage, AK | The Knik Arm bridge would save 100 miles per day on commutes in extreme cases. 50 miles per day would be typical.
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pnh102
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| said by koolman2 :The Knik Arm bridge would save 100 miles per day on commutes in extreme cases. 50 miles per day would be typical. I'm not disputing your claim that the bridge is needed. I am just saying it would also be nice for the federal government to pay for other transportation projects as well.
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koolman2
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Anchorage, AK | Agreed. |
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