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Is bait-and-switch any way to build a railroad?
Orange Punch, The Orange County Register political commentary blog ^ | 4-3-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 04/03/2012 1:06:18 PM PDT by landsbaum

Imagine you sign a contract to put down $9,000 on a $340,000 house situated on a beachfront in Laguna with a closing date of 12 months from now. Then imagine that a few months later, the seller tells you he has some changes to your contract. Your beachfront Laguna house will be located in Brawley, instead. And instead of $340,000, your house in Brawley will cost you $980,000. Just a technical change in the contract, the seller says. And, oh, by the way, your sale won’t close in 12 months, it’ll take a bit longer, 26 months instead of 12 to be precise. How would you feel about such an after-the-fact modification to your contract? . . .

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Travel
KEYWORDS: boondoggle; govjerrybrown; highspeedrail; moonbeam

1 posted on 04/03/2012 1:06:30 PM PDT by landsbaum
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To: landsbaum

>>nd instead of $340,000, your house in Brawley will cost you $980,000. Just a technical change in the contract, the seller says. And, oh, by the way, your sale won’t close in 12 months, it’ll take a bit longer, 26 months instead of 12 to be precise.<<

A camel is a mouse built to government specifications.


2 posted on 04/03/2012 1:27:45 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
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To: landsbaum

The hierarchy of Kalifornia state democrat politicians have already taken personal investments from those who will be contracting to build this train. Thanks to Dify, China will be building the rail cars. This train MUST be constructed no matter what the cost to the tax payers to save the crooks in Sacramento. The contractors should have known not to trust a politician, especially a Kalifornia politician.


3 posted on 04/03/2012 1:46:13 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: landsbaum; Willie Green

Gov’ts always use the rosiest scenario to push crap like hi-speed rail.

“50 million riders!” “Will pay for itself in 2 months!” “Taxpayers won’t lose a dime!”

(willie green courtesy ping)


4 posted on 04/03/2012 1:53:30 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: landsbaum

It’s how democrats get things built. Or passed.

Just ask the moron Bart Stupak.


5 posted on 04/03/2012 6:08:28 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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