tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post8799685552045393521..comments2024-03-18T06:27:51.599-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: The infrastructure chronicles -- Volume 2Paul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-62523642482154735642009-08-12T13:15:50.778-04:002009-08-12T13:15:50.778-04:00There is no government money. It is our money.
...There is no government money. It is our money. <br /><br />The Commonwealth has a pretty good record with quasi-governmental authorities. Much as people hate the tolls, the Mass Pike was kept in excellent condition as an independent authority. The transition from MDC to MWRA, while often the butt of jokes, has made the Charles and Mystic Rivers and Boston Harbor cleaner and preserved the high quality of the MDC water system. Many people in Northeast are unaware of the foresight of 19th and early 20th century water projects that preserved and protected watersheds. In years ahead, the Clean Air and Water regulations of the late 20th century may be looked upon as the finest contribution of the baby boomer generation to infrastructure.<br /><br />RE: Public Transportation. In Holland they have an expression that the Queen pays for half of every train fare. To expect a public transport system without making a similar commitment is ludicrous. We have a patchwork of state authorities and regulations, and the underfunded AMTRAK operation, while we continue to subsidize a Highway System that kills more than 400 thousand a year and pollutes our air.<br /><br />By the way, John Mc, the magic wand is called "deficit spending" and "printing money", and we allow our federal government to do it. Thank heavens the states are somewhat more fiscally responsible.REKordinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327478005437933365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-53866783853337887292009-08-12T10:41:46.410-04:002009-08-12T10:41:46.410-04:00Good column, but I can't get over the irony of...Good column, but I can't get over the irony of the comment "a resident said, "Don't raise my water and sewer bills. Let the government pay for this.""<br /><br />Amazing how people think government waves a magic wand and money appears. If Government pays for things, it comes our of your taxes, so it's your wallet either way...John Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272684356917733583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-11830687862058227592009-08-12T10:25:15.556-04:002009-08-12T10:25:15.556-04:00I don't supposed you'd be interested in be...I don't supposed you'd be interested in being the new GM at the T.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-77098570763807935662009-08-12T07:17:46.020-04:002009-08-12T07:17:46.020-04:00It is interesting how different states all have th...It is interesting how different states all have their own brouhaha's. In Virginia, where I lived for 30 years until recently, the things that go on in Massachusetts would cause armed revolution. (:) However, our own chronic battle was that the state government was in Richmond, a VERY southern town, while the state's economic driver is in Northern Va., which never felt it was getting its proportionate share of services, mainly roads.<br />Our union of 50 states indeed provides some interesting examples of how, or how not, to govern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com