For Sale .... The New Jersey Turnpike?

Millennium Radio ^ | Friday, March 24, 2006 | Kevin McArdle

[mware]

Next on the auction block.

What is my bid for this wonderful piece of American Art.

[Calpernia]

Take our politicians to Egypt in chains and sell!

[Calpernia]

How symbolic.

Repubs for sale or rent...Highest bidder an Arab gent...

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

They can have it!

[Free_SJersey]

After Election day, I had visions of the Commerce Turnpike and the Prudential Parkway

If this goes though, there will be a revenue increase, but it won't be for the state or the benefit of the taxpayers.

Off thread, here's a web site that details Corzine's plan to fight corruption in the state;

Error 401 (sarc/off)

[Alberta's Child]

. . . 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.

Sure it does. It's obvious to me that we simply value our "standard of living" more than anything else -- including our security, our financial stability, our civic institutions, etc. If selling off our assets to foreign countries is the only way to maintain this standard of living, then that's exactly what we're going to do.

The Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gassett explained it perfectly in his classic essay, "Revolt of the Masses." He was writing about the civil unrest in Spain in the 1930s in particular, but he was remarkably astute about how the flawed human condition manifested itself in idiotic public policy in democratic societies.

[dennisw]

Oh goody, another major US asset for some foreigners to buy

[pandoraou812]

PENSIONS....that says it all for me. Always thinking of their pensions.

[Coleus]

and these idiots were against Bret Schundler's proposal to "lease" not sell some land on the GSP in order to end the tolls. Now look at what they want to do. just another gimmick to substitute for over spending during the democrat McGreevey, Codey and Corzine budgets.

[1rudeboy]

. . . that under EU rules, the owners were free to charge what ever they pleased.

What EU rules were those, specifically?

[zeugma]

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.

Run by the same company that our idiot governor here in Texas wants to give toll roads to. Believe it or not, there are lots of supporters of this on FreeRepublic.