Posted on 03/24/2006 5:34:34 AM PST by Calpernia
A one shot deal for cash that they will spend by the end of the week.
Ping
Oh... I see... those parts of the government are and already have been up for sale for many years now...
Their PENSIONS. Other states recognize their multi dip pensions as criminal.
Ping to a great tagline (post 4)
Too bad Tony S is in the ICU...
Who is in ICU??
Hungry? Eat the seed corn. Idiots.
Maybe the United Arab Emirates would be interested?
What is worse, NJ is the state that tried to sue to block the Port debacle. Now they want to sell infrastructure? All the companies I looked up that buy infrastructure are foreign owned.
Pesky little truths getting in the way of Corslime's scamming of the voters.
Does the UAE know about this?
Every article I read said our taxes won't go down (this is not to replace the tax increase). So what portion of our taxes pay for the turnpike and where will that go?
::I know, rhetorical::
I damn near had a heart attack.
Frith, we pay for the turnpike, right? It is ours?
Therefore, under eminent domain, shouldn't the fair value of the sale go to US? NOT the pension fund?
"would be fiscally irresponsible." Oh, no, please not in New Jersey.
This reminds me of our friends to the north, who I believe sold the toll roads around Toronto to the Europeans who immeadiately jacked the price of tolls up dramatically. When the citizens complained about the price increase, they were told that under EU rules, the owners were free to charge what ever they pleased.
As with the ports deal, I am all for free markets, but can someone explain, why if we are one of the greatest nations in the world with technology and managements skills which have created the highest standard of living on the globe, do we have to have our ports and highways managed by a third world nation. Sorry but this makes no g-d-damn sense whatsoever.
The Teacher's Union know about this yet??
I have a better idea; sell the schools!
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