Politicians will get applause and votes, and once we’re in for $4 billion and it’s half built, they’ll be retired on fat defined-benefit pensions
Oh, that’s weird. Ottawa just threw a bunch of money into a hole in the ground and went that was great, let’s add lots more.
It all started because our politicians decided the city needed light rail because all the cool kids have it, not realizing Ottawa is not Toronto, let alone Paris. And if the issue were just political vainglory, it would still be worth worrying about far beyond Ottawa or even Canada. But it’s much worse.
Hooray for us. We just threw more money into the hole. I mean, what are you going to do, stop with half a subway? After spending all that cash, tearing up roads and driving commuters mad? No. Once the train gets going, there’s no stopping it. Even if, a real excuse, snow delayed it. Here the train circles back to FBR station on its way to you. See, those unpronounceable authors found that megaprojects on several continents over nearly a century consistently cost more, took longer and delivered less than promised. So why haven’t we learned? Because, and now public choice theory chloroforms the last conscious audience member, we have. Unfortunately “we” are politicians and engineers.
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