Zordon on Nostr: Riddle me this: a 10 mile bridge in Baltimore cost 60.3 million in 1977 or ~ 312m in ...
Riddle me this: a 10 mile bridge in Baltimore cost 60.3 million in 1977 or ~ 312m in today’s inflated $. The first estimates I’ve seen are 1.2 Billion to rebuild it today. Why is it 3-4x the cost in today’s $?
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