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More "fleecing of America" alarmist journalist bullshit. This type of ill-informed journalism is largely what creates the red tape (i.e. extra layers of unneces
by mojomark 9y ago
More "fleecing of America" alarmist journalist bullshit. This type of ill-informed journalism is largely what creates the red tape (i.e. extra layers of unnecessary oversight, insane requirements, and irrational spending restrictions) in government agencies that would otherwise be very lean.
I'm a government contractor and I see first hand every day (painfully) how this type of reporting has resulted in the Governments inability to attract and retain talent, as well as the loss of corporate knowledge. It's the same irrational logic that prevents non-profit orgs from attracting/regaining talent because people thinking that wvery dollar spent goes directly to those in need without regard to the need to build an infrastructure to deliver fund/aid.
I have no knowledge of New York subterranian transit, but at some point you have to step back and ask yourself if the expenditure is worth it, simply based on the value of the dollar. I think it is. This journalist apparently doesn't, but seems to have all the answers, so I say fire the 200 'excessive' workers, hire Todd Heisler (the journalist) and put him in charge of the teamining 600 workers (and associated budget) to get the job done. Apparently 900 isn't good enough for Todd.
- pishpash 9y agoJust because NYC generates enough value to make an over-budget project still "worth it" does not mean everybody should be sucking on the government teat and seeing nothing wrong with it.
- zck 9y ago> I have no knowledge of New York subterranian transit, but at some point you have to step back and ask yourself if the expenditure is worth it, simply based on the value of the dollar. I think it is. That may be true. But if NYC could get five times the amount of new track for the same money, I'd prefer that. Or spend the money revamping parts of the crumbling control systems. Or pay down debt. The point is that NYC shouldn't spend more money than it has to.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago> you have to step back and ask yourself if the expenditure is worth it I don’t think our $4 billion train station that looks like a reptilian carcass is worth it [1]. [1] https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/6/11168484/inside-the-oculus-new-yorks-insane-looking-4-billion-train-station https://www.theverge.com/2016/3/6/11168484/inside-the-oculus...
- inferiorhuman 9y agoSure beats the $2 billion bus station that San Francisco is building.
- nova22033 9y agoThe people being hurt are the people who don't make a lot of money. NY spends all this money and the subway is still a mess. If a goldman employee is an hour late because trains were delayed, he'll be fine. If a minimum wage worker is late, he's going to miss out on an hour of pay and could get fired for being late.