http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:57:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-14272 Chuck Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:58:25 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/#comment-14272 Told you buying a bicycle would be a good investment. Now you need to take a winter riding course. Told you buying a bicycle would be a good investment. Now you need to take a winter riding course.

]]> http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-14240 Y Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:36:25 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/#comment-14240 I think the state of funding (schools to infrastructure to public transportation) in this country is more to blame. While the CTA has its share of problems and cannot be absolved from this crisis, it seems like money collected from taxpayers is not always used in the right places. We have spent over $400,000,000,000 (400 billion) in Iraq for the war and re-building their infrastructure, which works out to over $1,300 per person in the U.S. Seems like we could use some of the 400 billion over here for some things. Check out costofwar.com to see what the money could have bought in the U.S. I think the state of funding (schools to infrastructure to public transportation) in this country is more to blame. While the CTA has its share of problems and cannot be absolved from this crisis, it seems like money collected from taxpayers is not always used in the right places. We have spent over $400,000,000,000 (400 billion) in Iraq for the war and re-building their infrastructure, which works out to over $1,300 per person in the U.S. Seems like we could use some of the 400 billion over here for some things. Check out costofwar.com to see what the money could have bought in the U.S.

]]> http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-14199 Chicago transit hypebole « Chris Thilk Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:04:25 +0000 http://www.rachelleb.com/2007/09/13/dont-let-this-happen/#comment-14199 [...] saw Rachelle post about the dire warning pamphlet that was handed out to El riders here in Chicago regarding the [...] [...] saw Rachelle post about the dire warning pamphlet that was handed out to El riders here in Chicago regarding the [...]

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