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ak47workaccnt OP t1_iwl3mm3 wrote

Reply to comment by Cheap_Coffee in For Massachusetts, no news of a new state seal or motto by ak47workaccnt

The state keeps wasting money on this project that isn't going anywhere. I'm frustrated.

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WinsingtonIII t1_iwpzoxz wrote

I mean, how much do you think is actually being spent on this? The lawmakers are just getting paid their standard salary anyways and it doesn't sound like much has been done on this topic.

Sure, it's silly that this is taking so long, but it surely isn't a priority and it costs essentially nothing to have these existing lawmakers technically be part of a commission if that commission isn't actively doing anything.

If they were commissioning a bunch of surveys and focus groups, etc. and then not doing anything with the results, then sure, that would be wasting taxpayer money. The $100,000 mentioned in the article was only allocated last week (so it hasn't been used yet) and is a tiny amount of money in the context of a $40 - 50 billion state government budget.

Of all the topics to get mad about regarding government waste, this is not it, it's a miniscule amount of money.

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warlocc_ t1_iwm3l13 wrote

Massachusetts wasting taxpayer money?!

This is my shocked face!

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[deleted] t1_iwo3rgt wrote

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warlocc_ t1_iwo75x3 wrote

... Did you not read the very comment I replied to? Or do you need a long list of examples to ignore?

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bubalusarnee t1_iwodsg3 wrote

Well, it would seem you're referencing additional previous waste.

So, yeah. That's, um, how claims work....

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