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Will a Los Angeles subway to the sea be realized by the end of 2010?

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Settlement details:New subway system is constructed by the end of 2010.

 
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Yes
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No
68%
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Suspend date: Fri 1st Jan 11:59pm PST

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 40%

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Created Mon 14th Jan 2008 11:15am PST by diana
Edited Mon 10th Mar 2008 1:14pm PST by diana
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This is a great idea. If all it takes is 1/2% increase in the sales tax it will fund itself. Five-to-seven billion is a bargain for this type of transportation. Let's build it as soon as possible.
posted 2 years ago
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If they had the money today, they could not build the subway by the end of 2010!
posted 44 weeks ago

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