Tappan Zee bridge It's interesting that the article talks about bridges. The replacement for the Tappan Zee bridge demonstrates, in a microcosm, one big proble

Tappan Zee bridge It's interesting that the article talks about bridges. The replacement for the Tappan Zee bridge demonstrates, in a microcosm, one big problem with today's government. From wiki[1]: The bridge was built on a very tight budget of $81 million (1950 dollars), or $796 million in 2014 dollars. The replacement bridge, to be opened in a few years, costs at least 5x as much (in roughly equivalent dollars): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Tappan_Zee_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Tappan_Zee_Bridge Where the fuck does all the money go? Fix that problem and Americans will start trusting government again. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge