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Can't Underestimate the Intelligence of the Public
RECEIVED Mon., Nov. 8, 2010
Dear Editor,
P.T. Barnum famously said no businessman ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American public. Mayor Lee Leffingwell apparently has adopted the same approach toward Austinites. He declares [“Mobility Bond: Ready, Set, Go,” News, Nov. 5] that 60% of Proposition 1 funding will be spent on roads but that the remaining funds will allow other modes of transport to “catch up.”
P.T. Barnum famously said no businessman ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the American public. Mayor Lee Leffingwell apparently has adopted the same approach toward Austinites. He declares [“Mobility Bond: Ready, Set, Go,” News, Nov. 5] that 60% of Proposition 1 funding will be spent on roads but that the remaining funds will allow other modes of transport to “catch up.”
Philip Russell
