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August 17, 2008
Seattle Super Toilets Sell for 0.25% of Original Cost
Seattle has finally gotten a return on the $5 million it invested in space-age public toilets, which actually resulted in even more bums crapping in the streets, but did prove useful to prostitutes and drug-dealers. The toilets sold to a race track owner for $12,500, 0.25% of their original cost.
Yet bureaucrats continue to insist that they can spend your money more wisely than you can.
A surcharge was added to Seattle sewer bills to finance this boondoggle. Don't count on it being repealed right away. A phone tax imposed in 1898 to help pay for the Spanish-American war wasn't repealed until 2006.
On a tip from Kevin R.
Posted by Van Helsing at August 17, 2008 9:26 PM
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OT: Sorry, I can't email from here.
An interesting article from the Telegraph about anti-americanism and the media effect on policy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2575395/British-anti-Americanism-based-on-misconceptions.html
They also have some good coverage of the Georgia conflict.
Cheers!
Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at August 18, 2008 4:21 AM
Cluebat, No need to be able to email. Check out this new policy. Thanks.
Posted by: Lyle at August 18, 2008 5:04 AM
