U.S. Taxpayers to Bail Out Broken D.C. Snow Plows

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http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Feds-May-Bail-Out-DC-Snowplows-83921097.html


"There may be (federal aid)," Hoyer said. "After all, this is the Federal City and, of course, the federal government is off. ... We'll have to look at that again. This is historic proportions in the capital city and there's a necessity to get it clean."

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is scott brown quite psychic? he got himself sworn in and seated between the d.c storms
and the Democrats asked why the hurry! tomorrow is febuary 11th and had he been patient...

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/snow-storm-economics-winter-weather-stimulate-economy/story?id=9788401


Federal workers are still paid for the unanticipated days off due to weather. Other government shutdowns – such as the six-day closure in November 1995 during a budget dispute in Congress – furloughed non-essential workers, thereby saving taxpayers money.

Scott Bernhardt, chief operating officer of Planalytics, a company that studies the economic impact of storms, told ABC News the unrelenting snow and ice that's hit the mid-Atlantic this year is especially bad news for taxpayers worried about government deficits and the overall health of the U.S. economy in 2010.

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NBC pulled the story?

Here's MSNBC's revised addition... 'Without the Money numbers'.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35316752/ns/local_news-washington_dc/ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35316752/ns/local_news-washington_dc/)

WSJ follow-up: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704182004575055601529152426.html?m od=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories