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You don't give a s*** about cities where black people live. Give it a rest.

Don't know how statements like this fly....

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It must piss you off that a black man is President of the United States. Or you're obsessed with him, haven't figured out which one just yet.

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It must piss you off that a black man is President of the United States. Or you're obsessed with him, haven't figured out which one just yet.

Have they rebuilt Ferguson yet Marvin ? How much money will be taken out of that general fund that was to pay for road repair ? How much money did the riots cost Ferguson ? ALL the extra costs. Millions of dollars trying to keep the city from burning to the ground . Loss of tax revenue from the business folks that were burned and looted ? Business that will never come back .. Payroll taxes and the like . Think of all that income that Ferguson will never see again ....Then complain about the pot holes never being fixed and bridges never being painted .

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Have they rebuilt Ferguson yet Marvin ? How much money will be taken out of that general fund that was to pay for road repair ? How much money did the riots cost Ferguson ? ALL the extra costs. Millions of dollars trying to keep the city from burning to the ground . Loss of tax revenue from the business folks that were burned and looted ? Business that will never come back .. Payroll taxes and the like . Think of all that income that Ferguson will never see again ....Then complain about the pot holes never being fixed and bridges never being painted .

i know if there's one thing i'm really worried about, it's making sure all the bridges are painted. i hope we're on the same page here.

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Have they rebuilt Ferguson yet Marvin ? How much money will be taken out of that general fund that was to pay for road repair ? How much money did the riots cost Ferguson ? ALL the extra costs. Millions of dollars trying to keep the city from burning to the ground . Loss of tax revenue from the business folks that were burned and looted ? Business that will never come back .. Payroll taxes and the like . Think of all that income that Ferguson will never see again ....Then complain about the pot holes never being fixed and bridges never being painted .

Why don't you go and find out for yourself? Since you're so concerned. Have you donated? What have you done to help out, since it's all you want to talk about.

As for your answer:

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/ferguson-tears-down-buildings-rebuild-again-n339256

Not to mention, the military members on Scott AFB went down a few weekends and helped with the cleaning up process. And I've gone to talk to some of the youth about joining the military and channeling that negativity into something positive.

So I ask, what have you done, besides post asinine comments about a situation you couldn't care less about?

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I just wish they'd fix the ones around here, I don't care what color they are.

i hear ya, i don't care if they're painted at all..long as they get the job done.

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I just wish they'd fix the ones around here, I don't care what color they are.

True story. I live in a rural area. In fact the train that flipped over here would have run through my neighbourhood last night. So we have quite a few overpass bridges over the railroad tracks. It's always interesting the kind of stuff that happens down here, but last year someone graffiti'd all over the bridge (again). Was it gang signs or inane gibberish? Nope. It was ''Jesus saves'' in puke green and black. The county got down there really quick to cover it all up, but a few months ago after the winter people started complaining that the bridge just didn't seem right.. and what do you know a giant hole opened up in the overpass.

Instead of rushing out to fix it right away, it seems we didn't have much money to do that (priorities!), so we put a large raised patch over the hole. It didn't feel safe at all and knocked the cars out of alignment. Once the county got enough money they wanted to start work but then Amtrak complained that changing the route was so much of a hassle it was put off of for ages. Technically it was their bridge to fix afterall, but we taxpayers had to take care of the bill.

Personally I wish they'd just inspected the bridge to find and fix that hole sooner instead of painting graffiti.

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i hear ya, i don't care if they're painted at all..long as they get the job done.

I know folks that are bridge painters . They make good money . A good paint job on a regular basis does wonders on the life of a metal structure. How much will that new bridge cost tin NY city? 4-6 billion . For that money it should be painted twice a year ;) .

If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig

Florida currently has more concealed-carry permit holders than any other state, with 1,269,021 issued as of May 14, 2014

The liberal elite ... know that the people simply cannot be trusted; that they are incapable of just and fair self-government; that left to their own devices, their society will be racist, sexist, homophobic, and inequitable -- and the liberal elite know how to fix things. They are going to help us live the good and just life, even if they have to lie to us and force us to do it. And they detest those who stand in their way."
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Bodies are not even cold and dog finds fault with conservatives . Never let a crisis go to waste . Train going twice the speed limit around a curve .... We need twice the money to fix the cause of the accident ....

Why doesn't the US have a modern rail network?

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True story. I live in a rural area. In fact the train that flipped over here would have run through my neighbourhood last night. So we have quite a few overpass bridges over the railroad tracks. It's always interesting the kind of stuff that happens down here, but last year someone graffiti'd all over the bridge (again). Was it gang signs or inane gibberish? Nope. It was ''Jesus saves'' in puke green and black. The county got down there really quick to cover it all up, but a few months ago after the winter people started complaining that the bridge just didn't seem right.. and what do you know a giant hole opened up in the overpass.

Instead of rushing out to fix it right away, it seems we didn't have much money to do that (priorities!), so we put a large raised patch over the hole. It didn't feel safe at all and knocked the cars out of alignment. Once the county got enough money they wanted to start work but then Amtrak complained that changing the route was so much of a hassle it was put off of for ages. Technically it was their bridge to fix afterall, but we taxpayers had to take care of the bill.

Personally I wish they'd just inspected the bridge to find and fix that hole sooner instead of painting graffiti.

I guess covering up Jesus Saves was more important than the safety of the citizens. Crazy.

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Well, we needed all that money for all those wars we have fought over the past few decades. All joking aside, we grossly neglected maintenance, upgrading etc. You can't have low taxes and full services, something's got to give.The roads and bridges are falling apart faster than they can be maintained. Come to NE and see the toll this winter took on the roadways. BY was right about investing in infrastructure.

If you're talking to me, you're preaching to the choir.

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Seems the route was lacking modern safety features...

Derailed Amtrak train lacked latest U.S. safety controls

The commuter rail route where an Amtrak train left the track on Tuesday was not governed by an advanced safety technology meant to prevent high-speed derailments, investigators said on Wednesday.

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And this...

Deadly Amtrak crash highlights system's aging equipment

WASHINGTON -- Some of Amtrak's equipment has been charitably described as "antique." Despite that, a House panel cut Amtrak's budget even more Wednesday, a day after the deadly crash in Philadelphia.

The 250 million people who ride Amtrak's rails each year pass through tunnels and over bridges that are more than 100 years old - and look it.

Amtrak's signal system was installed prior to World War II, and electrical wires date back to the 1930s.

According to a report by rail officials, "on some occasions trains get tangled in the lowered wires and tear them down."

"What Amtrak has is among the poorest that I've ever seen given the level of use they get," said former Amtrak CEO David Hughes. "The accumulated deferred maintenance and lack of attention really makes it almost a third-world operation."

But sure, let's pretend that this almost criminal negligence of this country's infrastructure pushed and perpetrated by the Teahadists is not an issue. People are dying for crying out loud.

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