Fact Du Jour

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

“Between 1950 and 1953, New York City spent $143 million on schools, $4 million on libraries, $70 million on hospitals, and $172 million on highways … Other cities went further.”

I found the quote in this new book.

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Onetime media flunky and movie buff and very glad to have left that mess behind. Formerly Michael Blowhard of the cultureblog 2Blowhards.com. Now a rootless parasite and bon vivant on a quest to find the perfectly-crafted artisanal cocktail.
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  1. Epaminondas's avatar epiminondas says:
    November 22, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

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  2. Toddy Cat's avatar Toddy Cat says:
    November 26, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    All that public spending? In the dark, evil 1950’s? Surely not!

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