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Have they determined the reason the bridge collapsed yet? There were rumors that the contractors and engineers had cut corners on the project. If that is the case a good government inspector would have possibly caught it.
post 10 - they were doing a stress test
post 14 - they used heavy concrete for much of the material instead of steel.
Yeah - they cut corners using some advanced bridge construction instead of traditional means.
Oh for crying out loud. You have turn a tragedy into a right wing political diatribe. A pedestrian bridge is an example of leftist ideology? So much for rational reasoning
SO many leftists who worship the Super State (or are at the very least very keen about it) can not see any possible downside to government power/action. There IS no possible downside. There is no NEED for a cost-benefit assessment of proposed government actions. If Big Daddy Super State thinks something ought to be done, it is automatically a good idea. No possible risks.
Such as build a foot bridge, to keep pedestrians safe.
Well, thinking such as this drives me crazy. So let me spell it out: there is very little likelihood that those six people would be dead today if the State had not decided to build that bridge. Nobody else was going to build it. Did the State have a good REASON to build it?? Of course they did: to keep pedestrians safe, in an area with increasingly dangerous traffic. But let me ask you: what are the odds that six (or more) pedestrians would have been killed in that neighborhood, over the next twenty years (let's say)?? Very, very small. As reality stands today, at least six people ARE dead now. In one fell swoop.
Can liberals not see this as a reason to not always be so gung ho about every single thing the Super State proposes??
A student died last year trying to navigate thru all that traffic. That's what prompted the State to build it.
Whether or not a private company would have built it in the absence of a State is anyone's guess. Since it's a university sponsored by the State I would assume no.
Having said that...accidents will happen regardless if it's a private bridge or a State bridge. This doesn't change the fact that morally and logically the private way is the only option.
There had to be some way to get bipartisan support for upcoming infrastructure plans. After the Miami bridge collapse there is more reason than any to focus on finally tackling infrastructure problems which plague the nation.
Look to see a joint party infrastructure initiative coming our way very soon.
You obviously did not comprehend the post I responded too.....
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