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Originally posted by JuanHunt:
AZ Gov Brewer must be trying to compete with Palin for being "outdoorsy". Rather than spend money for human medical care, she wanted to build a bridge for squirrels. The story is all too common and sad.
3.) Use a portion of savings from recently cancelled “squirrel bridge” - $1.25 million
Arizona planned to spend $1.25 million to save 250 squirrels, but won’t for 98 humans.
* 6/17/10 ABC News, “Arizona Spends $1.25 Million to Save 250 Squirrels - Rope Bridges Expected to Save 5 Squirrels a Year From Being Road Kill”
* Cancelled the next day, after becoming a focus of national ridicule.
* AZ still has these funds available for human roads at their discretion.
* Offset state funding of ADOT by $1.25 million and use for transplants.
http://www.arizona98.com/funding_solutions.html
Did you even read the article you posted?
"Where does this $1.25 million come from?
“Halikowski did not specify how the $1.25 million would be used now, but said in his statement ‘if necessary, the department will forfeit the $1.25 million project cost and return the funds to Washington, D.C.’ rather than spend it on squirrels.”
“Arizona receives resources each year for enhancement projects like this one as part of their Federal Highway grant money, but it is up to the Arizona Department of Transportation to decide how to use the money.”
- June 18, 2010 ABC News Story by John Wetenhall, “Arizona Cancels $1.25M Bridge for 250 Squirrels”"
The funds were federal funds and couldn't be reprogrammed for medicaid without Congressional approval.
Old dog juan hunt, is this all you can do! Its pitiful! From Bush syndrome to Palin syndrome, even though she had nothing to do with this!