The definition of a “boondoggle” is a failed infrastructure project that politicians keep throwing money at.
An example close to my home is the construction of Interstate 180. Originally built to serve the LTV Steel plant in Hennepin, Ill., Interstate 180 travels 13 miles between Interstate 80 and Illinois 71.
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Even though the steel mill closed down, they kept building the darn thing at a cost of $7 billion. Go figure. It’s the least-traveled piece of interstate highway in the nation with as few as 3500 cars a day traveling its expanse.
The California high-speed rail project is the mother, father, sister, brother, and every other relation you can add of boondoggles. If the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) does one thing in its
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