A wise use of Federal money

An example of what our tax dollars are being spent on. From FOX News:

Federal Government Funds New $21 Million Airport for Alaska Town With 46 Residents
U.S. Department of Transportation gives state $21 million to a new airport in an interior Alaska community with just 46 residents that already has an airport.

An interior Alaska community with just 46 residents is in line for a new $21 million airport.

The state received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build the airport at Takotna 17 miles west of McGrath and 300 miles west of Fairbanks.

The amount spent is not really an option under Federal Aviation Administration rules, said Roger Maggard, the state Department of Transportation's airport development manager.

"The fact of it is, in order to meet all the dimensional requirements that the FAA requires for funding an airport, they do become quite expensive," Maggard said. "It doesn't matter in terms of airport costs whether it's 50 people or 250 people or 500 people. It still requires the same airport facility."

Christ on a Corn Dog -- if the airport doesn't meet your standards then lower your standards. It really is that simple. Think of what that money could have been spent on in terms of better water, an upgraded sewage treatment plant, an upgrade to their electrical system. But noooooooo... It has to be a brand new airport. 2010 - counting the days...