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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 993328" data-attributes="member: 17969">Re: Obamanomicsanother fine contribution to the debate.&nbsp; Lets look at one of the claims in your post.[h=3]New Zealand[/h]Stimulus FundsA $817,000 Stimulus Contract Was Awarded To New Zealand&#039;s Connexionz To Install Bus Monitors For The City Of Santa Clarita. A Local Contractor That Could Have Performed The Work Objected To The Funds Going Overseas.<a href="http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Stimulus-Money-Awarded-Overseas-Local-Business-Loses-Protest--145859375.html" target="_blank">Santa Clarita Rejects Protest, New Zealand Company Keeps Stimulus Contract | NBC Southern California</a>Now lets look at the facts.&nbsp;&nbsp; There were many bids submitted for the project,&nbsp; A New Zealand company called Connexionz submitted the LOWEST BID of ALL companies for this stimulus money saving the TAXPAYERS hundreds of thousands of dollars.The Company, USED AMERICAN WORKERS, AMERICAN PARTS and worked in an AMERICAN CITY.The fact is that this move SAVED TAX DOLLARS, and isnt that your complaint on every other issue of spending?What would you prefer, the contract going to a bid that would have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars more costing YOU the taxpayer more money?get a grip.You complain about the high speed rail costing too much, and when a city makes a move to take a lower bid saving money, you still complain.Talk about being led to a road to nowhere.PeaceTOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 993328, member: 17969"] [b]Re: Obamanomics[/b] another fine contribution to the debate. Lets look at one of the claims in your post. [h=3]New Zealand[/h]Stimulus Funds A $817,000 Stimulus Contract Was Awarded To New Zealand's Connexionz To Install Bus Monitors For The City Of Santa Clarita. A Local Contractor That Could Have Performed The Work Objected To The Funds Going Overseas. [url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Stimulus-Money-Awarded-Overseas-Local-Business-Loses-Protest--145859375.html]Santa Clarita Rejects Protest, New Zealand Company Keeps Stimulus Contract | NBC Southern California[/url] Now lets look at the facts. There were many bids submitted for the project, A New Zealand company called Connexionz submitted the LOWEST BID of ALL companies for this stimulus money saving the TAXPAYERS hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Company, USED AMERICAN WORKERS, AMERICAN PARTS and worked in an AMERICAN CITY. The fact is that this move SAVED TAX DOLLARS, and isnt that your complaint on every other issue of spending? What would you prefer, the contract going to a bid that would have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars more costing YOU the taxpayer more money? get a grip. You complain about the high speed rail costing too much, and when a city makes a move to take a lower bid saving money, you still complain. Talk about being led to a road to nowhere. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]

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