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It is a wise man who plants a tree in the shade of which he knows he will never sit. -- Greek proverb --

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. -- Robert Louis Stevenson --

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Sunday, March 01, 2009

We're Doomed

From the Roanoke Times this morning:
Stimulus for the New River Valley
By Christian Trejbal

The federal dump trucks full of stimulus cash will pull into Richmond any day now, and Gov. Tim Kaine needs help spending the billions. He wants Virginians to pitch ideas at the Web site stimulus.virginia.gov.

Already Virginians have suggested thousands of ways to boost the economy and save state services, including dozens of suggestions for the New River Valley worth more than $500 million. We are, after all, a region accustomed to government subsidies.

The most popular requests for the New River Valley are trail improvements. [link]
Trail improvements.

To stimulate the economy of Southwest Virginia.

Added to the myriad trails and paths that are already here.

In a region that is imploding.

Despite the myriad trails and paths.

That these geniuses want to add to.

To stimulate the economy.

I have a better idea.

Take that $500 million and rent one of these for every family in this troubled area:

That would stimulate an already burgeoning migration effort.

3 comments:

wicked dickie said...

Apparently you missed it, Geraldo. Our beloved legislature and our Democrat National Party leader have passed welfare reform to allow us to go back to the good old days before Willie, the Rapist was forced to sign welfare reform. So, it'll work out beautifully. More no jobs money being spent and more payments to young women to stay in Virginia to take care of their shilldren fathered by the favorite stud of the area.

Anonymous said...

Better hurry with the move. When O'Dumbo gets his carbon tax (with the mental retards controlling congress he will get it), a 'fuel tax' which adds $1.50-75 per gallon of fossel fuel used no one will can afford to move. Funny the Lame Stream Media, which is already dying, are covering for O'Dumbo to the max.
Where do you sign up for the coming civil war?
X-Firefighter

Anonymous said...

Blacksburg seems to be doing OK. Could that have anything to do with public spending?