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| (...) Because US Congress, overstepping their bounds as usual, attatched a conditional to highway funds so that if a state had a lower drinking age than 21, they would not get the highway funds. (Of course the money comes from the citizens of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Heh-- not always :) If you recall recently there was a big hubbub about Mass's jynormous highway project, the Big Dig, and whether or not to cut of federal funds since the project was ridiculously over budget and overdue. I think it's the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | Re: Highway Funds & Drinking
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| (...) Geez, and we just lost $10 million in Federal pork for our Manhattan Bridge which is only a $2 billion refurbushing. I bet it went to Boston (oink oink). -Erik -surviving Week 1 of the Manhattan Bridge "biggest subway reroute ever seen in New (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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