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I heard about the $43MM gas station (similar gas stations were built for a half million). At the scale of government $40 million is a significant miscalculation

by nerdy 11y ago

I heard about the $43MM gas station (similar gas stations were built for a half million). At the scale of government $40 million is a significant miscalculation but not scandalous. To know the bloat goes beyond that to a staggering $800MM, nearly a trillion dollars, is very troubling.

ghayes 11y ago
$800MM (800 million dollars) is nearly a billion dollars, not "nearly a trillion".
- nerdy 11y ago
  My mistake, still an insane amount of missing money.
  - mikeash 11y ago
    I don't know, on the scale of the Federal budget, losing $800 million is about on the same level as losing some change in the couch.
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