One answer is that the town's elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and favors were worth the price. But they may or may not have thought this.
-- Michael Kinsley
   
Michael Kinsley   Name:
Michael Kinsley
Type:
Journalist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
March 9, 1951
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