Waste 101: Nos. 9 - 1

" Where impacted -- number one but first check out numbers nine through two. People in Arizona are apparently confused now where they're going. Number nine on our list is a project to convert signs in interstate ninety south of Tucson. Back into miles -- in the 1980s so I have converted to kilometers. In anticipation of a national shift to the metric system we'll -- I your stimulus money is gonna pay to fix that. Number eight provoke a fight between Senator John McCain. Robert Bennett of Utah it's an earmark for more than a million dollars to pay for the removal of home Mormon crickets -- you -- Number seven takes us back to Montana again -- the city of Billings as -- stimulus money to improve the landscaping. In front of the crown plaza hotel. Was there any reason at all why the hotel just can't pick -- themselves. In Portland Oregon number six is a planned to spend another million dollars on -- garages for -- bicycles. Presumably the coverage right his -- to protect and fight for great. People are gonna be fighting their -- to work by the way. We stay in the Pacific northwest for number 5 AM this morning -- big smiling. The city of Redmond Washington wants to spend eleven million dollars to build a bridge connecting to adjacent portions of Microsoft headquarters. -- come on ladies and gentlemen Microsoft and Bill Gates can't afford to -- about themselves. -- before creating quite a bit of controversy when it was proposed. It -- of 200000 dollars per game tattoo removal in Southern California. And one critic in the United States senate says quote. If you're responsible for getting the attention put on -- you ought to be responsible for taking it off. That's rather well said. Number three might be might favorite this -- is spending their stimulus money on road signs to announce the drivers. -- good construction work passing is being paid for -- you guessed it -- stimulus money. And finally number two on our list of the 101. -- example. Senator Tom -- nearly two million dollar earmark -- flying voter research in Iowa. Now what is there to research senator pigs -- bacon tastes good -- we'll report."

" And finally Ainsley Earhardt is live in palm city Florida with a report on our number one --"

" Number one Sean we're at palm city the palm city bridges behind that's good Xbox city to Stuart Florida on the other side -- traffic can be terrible here especially at 5 o'clock that's like. Decades ago the folks in this community talked about building a new bridge and now other getting their wish thanks to the stimulus package the New -- be built about three miles down the road price fact. 128. Million dollars a lot of money -- isn't -- that -- supporters say -- it will ease commutes it will help with hurricane evacuations it will create jobs opponents say it's wasteful spending it's not -- we already have a bridge and there are environmental concerns endangered species are involved with all of us. That's why we're here in south Florida we talked to some folks in the community and here's what they had to say."

" We're all pretty upset we don't want I think most of my neighbors are in favor of all the neighbors I've spoken to are against it why. Mainly the traffic issues and the noise the noise is probably the biggest I think it's on it'll get the -- lot of jobs as well. And on -- big project that gets some needed to leverage is going to be you right here almost where we stand. And going directly cross over to those -- piling. So obviously we don't want to hear it'll be ease the traffic on palm city bridge get through -- one lite now it takes two or three sometimes. On the busiest of days when I come across prompted a bridge and I have to wait three stoplights. To get across versus spending a 140 million. You know. Don't feel it's justified at --"

" Well if you spend stimulus money there are some stipulations and have to be shovel -- this project not ready -- to be complete in three years this -- between them again for another two years and here's why the government is only purchased about -- necessary so that so according to the folks in this community -- even talking about it for decades should -- be the one raising the money or should you the taxpayer living in California. In New York in the heartland should -- Spending the money should your tax dollars being spent to build this bridge when they're starting wanted to invest I don't know I report you decide."

" Thank you Ainsley and that completes our countdown of the 101. The worst government waste now before we go here is a final look at our -- held waste and where all of your hard earned money is going."

" And there it is your grand total at 1234631672. Tax dollars."

" And by the way."

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