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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Paying for pork
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What local projects should taxpayers across the state be expected to fund? The state Senate is expected to pass a budget plan Wednesday that includes about $1 billion in construction projects for schools, college buildings and libraries. Also, the state would pay for an $8 million expansion of the river walk in Savannah, where tourism brings millions each year to city and county tax coffers. The question is, should state taxpayers - such as folks in the metro Atlanta area - be paying for local projects, like the river walk in Savannah, or an $11 million trade center in Columbus, or ball-field lights and school band uniforms in Eastman or Perry?
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