[hedgetrimmer]

Privatization of our ... "roads, tunnels, bridges, electricity supply facilities, mass transit, rail transportation, airports, ports, waterways, water supply facilities..." was legalized when President George H. W. Bush signed Executive Order 12803, on April 30, 1992.

Foreign corporations and government haven't always been permitted to purchase vital US infrastructure.

[rightinthemiddle]

Now, if I could just get Baltic Avenue...

[Doogle]

...without firing a shot


Doogle

[loreldan]

It's not worth it. Nobody ever lands on it and when they do you never get much money. Save your $150 for something you can put a hotel on.

[Rodney King]

and U.S. Mayors are saying: "We want control of our own water."

Then buy it.

[redgolum]

And the little towns wonder why costs go up and quality goes down.

Monopolies are not good in the long term. The private companies do not have a vested interest in providing for smaller markets. Think of it, if you owned the water for Chicago and some little downstate town, which one would you spend money on to fix up and maintain?

I know that this will upset some of the anarchy libertarians, but it isn't a good idea to privatize everything.

[calcowgirl]

There is growing concern regarding the infrastructure of the United States being sold to foreign countries. Chicago became the first U.S. government entity to lease a toll-way to private investors. Last year, the city negotiated a deal with a 99-year contract on the 7.8 mile Chicago Skyway, with a Spanish-Australian group for $1.83 billion.

AB1467 was recently passed allowing for 4 new toll-road projects in California. While the voters get to vote on the $37 Billion worth of Bond proposals, they won't get to vote on the privatization factor, which makes the entire plan equal to $116 Billion. News reports said the Australian groups have already shown interest.

[RS]

"Where should the United States draw the line on privatization? Are we selling our security with our infrastructure? "

Dumb quesitons ...

What ? Are we worried the Australians are going to pick up the toll road and plop it down outside Sydney ?

Everyone forget the big Japanese buying spree over here not that many years ago - when shortly thereafter they sold everything back to us at a BIG loss ?

[CougarGA7]

I'll pay $150 for it.

[Mase]

Our children are told they are "global citizens," and we are responsible for the global environment, global economy, and global equity. Finally, we discover we are no longer a sovereign nation, as we ride the slippery slope to globalism.

We find ourselves facing an oil crisis, because of our dependency on foreign nations. There is an obvious effort to push farmers off the land, and import our food from foreign countries. Will we find ourselves facing the same situation with our water?

Are you now writing the articles you post? This nonsense is your kind of crazy.

[P8riot]

and U.S. Mayors are saying: "We want control of our own water."

I understand completely, that's why I went over 450 ft straight down through two layers of coal (and other deposits). It is the sweetest water you've ever tasted, and it'd be free if I didn't have to pay to pump it.