The 6 Million $ Man

The six million dollar man/scam.

What does six million dollars buy today? A question that many residents of Century Village have to ask themselves.

The promise that Steve Austin (The bionic Man ) could be rebuilt to be better, faster and stronger at a cost of six million dollars was the central theme of the story. The recent re-paving of century Village held the same promise of better and stronger but residents are now faced with a future expense of fifteen million dollars to do it again and get it right. Much like the paving project, Steve Austin was rebuilt under a shadowy secret government agency that operated under the cloak of national security. Luckily they got it right the first time and Steve worked flawlessly , no doubt due to the researchers and technicians who did their homework before embarking on actual construction.

The Six Million Dollar Man TV program did not dwell upon the intricacies of Government expenditures, but the success of the project was largely due to the unsung heroes, experts who examined and questioned every facet in detail before inviting any contractors to take part, specifications were developed and they monitored every phase to ensure that no one was cutting corners .

Steve wouldn't be too happy if he had to limp around on a malfunctioning bionic leg and his bosses wouldn't be happy if they had to go and ask for another fifteen million to fix him. I'm sure they knew quite well that if they got it wrong there would be a lot of hard questions coming their way from irate taxpayers who would not tolerate wasteful spending of their hard earned
dollars. The residents of Century Village are now faced with the prospect of shelling out a lot more of their hard earned money to rectify the glaring mistakes made in paving our beautiful village. The Bionic Man would never allow this waste of money from the pockets of the citizens , Steve is a champion of the common man who worked to bionically defeat wrongdoers and right the wrongs in society.

If he had retired here in Century Village he would vote NO WAY on the proposed budget for 2015 and help us banish the culprits forever. Perhaps we could find him and coax him into running for president of the village in the next election . I mean: he is better, faster and stronger than before. He always defended democracy with a sense of fair play and decency. What more could you ask for in a president ?

Neil Moore [mailto:neiljmoore@yahoo.com]