Posted on 05/21/2008 7:51:41 AM PDT by BGHater
Lease your infrastructure to foreign interests. The next thing we know is that our ports might be turned over to our arab friends.
There needs to be a balance but we do not need to let foreign interests own infrastructure or defense based companies.
Of course we can trusty the government to do only the right things with the taxpayers’ money. Once that is squandered away, then what will sell or lease to get the next big welfare payday?
Rendell is a jackass, as such would make the perfect VP for Obama or Clinton.
What’s next? Are we going to lease out all our 7-11’s to India or Pakistan???
This is what happens when other countries collect too many dollars, because we are always in debt.
They buy us out.
Does Congress care? (silly question!)
However, the good news is that in case of war, they can’t pick up the Turnpike and take it with them.
Not much financial info.
I love the logic. Lease your state assets for 75 years, have your citizens pay through the nose with increased tolls - but get the money NOW to pay for your Fast Eddie socialist programs to keep buying votes!
God only knows what those infernal Spaniards plan to do with the road once they hold the lease. They might even stop people from using it.
The lease is either too long or too cheap. Of course, there won’t be any traffic on the road since there won’t be any traffic at all anywhere so the management of this management company is already suspect.
Killing the Turnpike Commission AND the raid on I-80 might just be worth it.
They'll stop our military from using it. And they'll add IEDs. It's true! I read it on FR.
We have a Spanish group running the “interstate” system here in Chile. The roads are GREAT but DAMN are they expensive. Watch what you wish for!
Franco saved the nation from communism by killing off the traitorous Spaniards and running the commissars and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade out of the country. How ironic that they're back and making investments like this one in another nation's infrastructure.
American politicians are killing our country.
I wonder if Germany is interested in selling the autobahn? I wonder where we would get the money? The Germans wouldn't want to be paid in the toilet paper we call money?
Just think if America bought the autobahn a speed limit would be established cutting down the number of tragic high-speed deaths and injuries.
You mean America's Royal Class? I doubt it. Until Madame Dufarge breaks out her knitting needles, of course.
I don’t know where to look, but I’d imagine that U.S. direct investment overseas totals $300 billion a year, or thereabouts. A U.S. firm owning the autobahn is a funny notion. Our trial lawyers would have a feast.
Just when you though Fast Eddie couldn’t do something any dumber.....
And HE is on the Dem’s VP short list? I heard Beckel say that Rendell would be his first pick for VP.
Going home to dig the shelter another 10 feet deep.....
Funny, considering the trade surplus ($44.7 billion in 2007) they run with us.
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