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My not so wild guess is that the politicians and government employees (and their unions) are too cozy with the construction unions. Public infrastructure proje
by gwright 8y ago
My not so wild guess is that the politicians and government employees (and their unions) are too cozy with the construction unions.
Public infrastructure projects in general seem to have above market costs and NYC is sort of notorious for problems in this area. (e.g. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiu-JH_2NLfAhXFm-AKHVMPBmoQFjAAegQICRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F12%2F28%2Fnyregion%2Fnew-york-subway-construction-costs.html&usg=AOvVaw1mxcDYM1oQw_zhdXAqXOa- https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...)