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Yup - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-construction-costs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-... There were at least 200 people making $1,000/day to do nothing. That's $73 million/year in pure waste on that project alone.