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OGBuzz

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3. So taxpayers paid $14 million to have it ruined, now taxpayers are paying to have it cleaned up,

Reply to 33taw (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 01:45 PM

Jun 19

and eventually taxpayers will pay to have the job done right. Sounds like a win-win. I wonder if this is something that Donald and Elmo would categorize as "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse".

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Why is the National Park Service responsible for cleaning up the reflecting pool? [View all] OGBuzz Jun 19 OP

Depends what is in the contract. 33taw Jun 19 #1

So taxpayers paid $14 million to have it ruined, now taxpayers are paying to have it cleaned up, OGBuzz Jun 19 #3

Exactly, and he'll get another buddy to do it. 33taw Jun 19 #5

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Manatee Jun 19 #2

As a contractor, if I messed something up it was my responsibility to fix it, at my own expense. OGBuzz Jun 19 #4

The contractor will say the park service added the peroxide, thereby, voiding the warranty. 33taw Jun 19 #6