We live in the age of stupid where liberal pipedreams replace engineering experience and judgement. It is a worldwide phenomenon.

Spain officials quit over trains that were too wide for tunnels

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San Francisco Boycott of Pro-Life States Backfires, City Costs Increase 20% as Government Crippled.

“…By refusing to outsource or partner with red states, San Francisco’s contracting costs went through the roof — up 10-20% just over the past few years. ‘It’s an ineffective policy that complicates the business of San Francisco government,’ Supervisor Rafael Mandelmanm insisted, ‘and makes it very likely that we pay more than we should for goods and services.’ In a state where residents are already running for the exits, the last thing cities should be doing is giving people another excuse to leave. And a 20% surcharge for San Francisco’s intolerance is just one in a long line of absurdities…”

Doug Santo