Well, I'd like to address something I think we all realize is accruing, but not to the scale we assume. That would be government spending. When we look into the stimulus at sites like Stimulus Watch, we see just how crazy the spending is. I will highlight.
Cidra Puerto Rico
This town, Cidra Puerto Rico, has received spending on such a large scale that I think it needs its own section. Cidra is not a large area. It contains 42753 residents, is 35.1 square miles, and has a density of 1184. Let's put that into prospective for my readers by comparing it to Greenville, Michigan, a medium sized city that most of my readers will be aware of, and Moncalm County, the county that Greenville is in, an average country area. Greenville has a population density of 1398 in 6 square miles with 7935 residents. Now when we widen the spectrum to Montcalm County, which has 61266 residents, we see that Cidra is not a very large area.
Cidra Puerto Rico
This town, Cidra Puerto Rico, has received spending on such a large scale that I think it needs its own section. Cidra is not a large area. It contains 42753 residents, is 35.1 square miles, and has a density of 1184. Let's put that into prospective for my readers by comparing it to Greenville, Michigan, a medium sized city that most of my readers will be aware of, and Moncalm County, the county that Greenville is in, an average country area. Greenville has a population density of 1398 in 6 square miles with 7935 residents. Now when we widen the spectrum to Montcalm County, which has 61266 residents, we see that Cidra is not a very large area.
The total cost of all the projects submitted by Cidra is $18,553,025,256The amount of unneeded projects that Cidra proposes is rediculus. The projects proposed include things such as 150 million for a little league parking lot, 17.5 billion for energy efficent industry, 500 million for free solar water heaters in rural areas, 100 million for security cameras, and much more. Such excess spending was proposed for tiny little things that asked for 2 to 4 million, though it all seems like it should cost more than a parking lot.
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I remember that story. Serious corruption somewhere. I think the government should have just given every citizen some cash and perhaps more on the stipulation that it goes towards college, new businesses or a house. Instead it seems that the Gov. is just giving out money to the wrong things. They talk about some good ideas but I'm not sure if they are going to be carried out or if giant companies are just going to get more cash.
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