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Progressive dog

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4. The Keystone is intended to ship Canadian tar sands oil

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 09:52 AM

Jan 2014

from Canada to the world. It is a bad idea for America but it may go through anyway. The government of the US is not paying for this pipeline, not only is it not government money that actually pays for it, it is a Canadian corporation. That money is not available for other things, even for fixing water pipes.
Congress needs to pass a jobs program now, and to pay for it with higher taxes on the wealthy. We need a new Congress to do this. Our first chance is 2014.

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Fixing old water and gas pipelines would create far more jobs than building Keystone XL [View all] xchrom Jan 2014 OP

40 - 80 years old liberal N proud Jan 2014 #1

True shenmue Jan 2014 #2

The Keystone Pipeline SamKnause Jan 2014 #3

We the People are expected to hand over the entire eco system without truedelphi Jan 2014 #13

The Keystone is intended to ship Canadian tar sands oil Progressive dog Jan 2014 #4

And bridges, and highways, and airports, and mass transit... pipoman Jan 2014 #5

Where's the profit in that? TransitJohn Jan 2014 #6

Of course it would! nt G_j Jan 2014 #7

Yes, let's repair and rebuild. yellerpup Jan 2014 #8

you're talking sense heaven05 Jan 2014 #9

Pity how disaster capitalism is another racket with the plus of 'creating' jobs, when they're really ancianita Jan 2014 #10

Duh, but how does that make rich people richer, which is the whole point of existence? valerief Jan 2014 #11

Instead of establishing outposts on distant orbs Plucketeer Jan 2014 #12