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To: Paul Burr <tigerpb@ids.net>, "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Now I realllllly hate emissions testing.... http://netwinsite.com/top_mail.htm
From: "Phil Ethier"<pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:02:32 GMT
>Sounds like you have an enlightened legislature. That could never happen 
>here in RI.
>Pork barrel programs like this keep to many politicians' family members 
>on the state payroll.
>If these do nothing jobs were eliminated, the effect on the political 
>kickbacks would be awful!

In this particular case, is was my most unfavorite of situations, a private
contractor.  The big boss makes all the money and the worker are all 
minimum-wage
folks with no stake in the state or a career.  The same contractor had all of
the inspection stations.  Meanwhile, I suppose the contractor had to pay off
the guy at MPCA who lied to the Feds in the first place.

The contractor got 8 bucks for each inspection.  

The only good thing about the setup was the contractor did no mechanical work
, so he could not get deeper into your pocket by fraudulently charging you for
mechanical repairs you didn't need.

Phil

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