So what
does $787 billion actually buy?
$1.5 million in “free†stimulus money for a new wastewater treatment plant results in higher utility costs for residents of Perkins, Oklahoma.
$15 million for “shovel-ready†repairs to little-used bridges in rural Wisconsin are given priority over widely used bridges that are structurally deficient.
$3.4 million for a wildlife “eco-passage†in Florida to take animals safely under a busy roadway.
$1.15 million for installation of a new guard rail for the non-existent Optima Lake in Oklahoma
$10 million to renovate an abandoned train station that hasn’t been used in 30 years
10,000 dead people get stimulus checks, but the Social Security Administration blames a tough deadline
Town of Union, New York, encouraged to spend a $578,000 grant it did not request for a homelessness problem it claims it does not have
http://www.atr.org/sen-coburn-details-stimulus-waste-new-a3380