The following example was taken from page #210 from Strange Science by Portable Press.
“Government Waste
* High-Tech Bus Stop…In 2013 Arlington County Virginia, received funding to build a bus stop complete with Wi-Fi, heated benches and sidewalks, and “a wall made of etched glass that opens the rear vista to newly planted landscaping.” Too bad the slanted glass roof doesn’t do much to keep out the rain and snow or provide shade in the summertime.
Cost to taxpayers $1 million
* Silly Solar Panels… A federal grant was used to install solar panels on the parking garage at the Manchester-Boston Manchester airport. One problem: The reflective panels were blinding the pilots, so 25% of the panels had to be removed. But the remaining panels, say officials, will generate ” $2 million in savings over 25 years.”
Cost to taxpayers $3.6 million
* Unscientific Study…Executives from various independent music labels received an all expense paid trip to Brazil in 2013 “to compare the record stores, club districts, and facial expressions of locals at the mention of their bands”. While the executives reportedly enjoyed their field trip, one of them said he “didn’t ink any deals.” “.
Cost to taxpayers $284,300
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who or What won the Tug-of- War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the relationships and dynamics between supports and barriers