MasterBlaster
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Report: Los Angeles spent $70 million in stimulus funds to create 7.76 jobs.
That's not a typo. $10M per job rounded.
Report: Los Angeles spent $70 million in stimulus funds to create 7.76 jobs | The Upshot Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News--
At least it wasn't pork barrel spending !
That's not a typo. $10M per job rounded.
Report: Los Angeles spent $70 million in stimulus funds to create 7.76 jobs | The Upshot Yahoo! News - Yahoo! News--
At least it wasn't pork barrel spending !
The Department of Transportation, for instance, spent $9 million to install new LED lightbulbs in traffic lights at 1,800 intersections. Less the $228,000 in labor costs associated with the project, that's nearly $5,000 per location to change lightbulbs. Another project spent $4 million to install 65 new left turn arrows, averaging more than $61,500 per arrow.