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According to the PVPC's status reports, the majority of presently green-lighted projects are roadwork, with Route 9 from Belchertown to Ware designated for $6 million; another $4.5 million for Routes 5 and 10 in the communities of Easthampton, Northampton, Southampton, and West-field; and just over $4.5 million to connect two rail-trail bicycle and pedestrian byways in Northampton and Easthampton. "[...] how do we get the money out the right way, and how would we need to make mid-term corrections if there are things that aren't going right with job creation?" he asked. [...] above all else, it's important to create jobs.
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Historic times call for historic measures.
By all accounts, the current state of the world's economy has precipitated the largest financial rescue effort in history. Prior to President Obama's federal stimulus program, 2008 saw Washington doling out $700 billion to failing banks, more than $500 billion to collapsing money-market managers, $150 billion to insurance giant AIG, and the list goes on. It has led one economist to wonder if we are using greenbacks or Monopoly money.The hue and cry across the nation at the use of taxpayer dollars to bail out the villains of the financial collapse is apparently yesterday's news. Looking into 2009, the real story...See the full content of this document
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