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		moomin 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Swiss vs. UK approach to major tranport projects IIRC the principal cost overrun was a huge push to put nearly everything in tunnels in safe conservative consistencies. No project, good or bad, can survive that level of political interference.

raverbashing 12 days ago [–]

Yea NIMBYs (including "what about nature" or "what about bats" and "what about the scenery) are a huge waste of money and oxygen

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