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>> i've never seen it so slow. i'm more or less settled. i feel bad for the businessman that has loans and trying to start a business and everything. there's no business. >> reporter: even former local politicians are surprised by the spending. joe served as the mayor of providence from 19841991. he too can't understand how buying blackberries posed to help with the staysed goal of creating jobs -- >> that is not how you stimulus money. stimulus money is to create jobs. having blackberries, good idea all police depends should have it. creating jobs, high speed rail. >> reporter: buddy cianci t...

>> i've never seen it so slow. i'm more or less settled. i feel bad for the businessman that has loans and trying to start a business and everything. there's no business. >> reporter: even former local politicians are surprised by the spending. joe served as the mayor of providence from 19841991. he too can't understand how buying blackberries posed to help with the staysed goal of creating jobs -- >> that is not how you stimulus money. stimulus money is to create jobs. having blackberries, good idea all police depends should have it. creating jobs, high speed rail. >> reporter: buddy cianci t...