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Treasured New York Skyscrapers May be Sold to Foreign Funds
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| 06.15.2008
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Posted on 06/14/2008 4:36:36 PM PDT by Coffee200am
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To: Coffee200am
All those dollars that go overseas must come back some day. Maybe the citizenry will understand that we don’t pay for things we import with money, we barter our possessions.
The money is just for keeping score.
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posted on
06/14/2008 4:48:51 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Coffee200am
don’t mess with the Chrysler building.
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posted on
06/14/2008 4:49:33 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(Obama's a front man. Who's behind him?)
To: Coffee200am
"The Flatiron is expensive, but with the (cheap) dollar, it made sense to increase our share,"
With oil at $140.00 a barrel and Europeans and Arabs buying America's prize real estate, where are all the Freepers who were cheering the devaluation of the dollar?
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posted on
06/14/2008 4:50:59 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: the invisib1e hand
don’t mess with the Chrysler building. If the buyer and seller agree to a price, I see no reason to interfere with the sale.
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posted on
06/14/2008 4:54:33 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: Coffee200am
foreign investment we need.
get concerned when it stops.
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posted on
06/14/2008 4:54:56 PM PDT
by
ken21
( people die + you never hear from them again.)
To: trumandogz
If the buyer and seller agree to a price, I see no reason to interfere with the sale. Well, we'll just have to be sure to call you if it comes to that.
I don't care who owns it (well, I do, but that's not my point). Just don't mess with it. Like, you know, no additions, don't paint it, or try to jazz it up. And whatever you do, DON'T move it.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:04:51 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(Obama's a front man. Who's behind him?)
To: the invisib1e hand
don’t mess with the Chrysler building. LOL, it's not like they are going to take it anywhere.
I believe back in the eighties the was lots of concern about the Japanese buying a bunch of stuff. I think it actually turned out to be a good thing as it helped the commercial real estate market to rebound, I hope it does so this time.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:07:34 PM PDT
by
WHBates
To: the invisib1e hand
And whatever you do, DON'T move it. Wow, that would be pretty cool to watch.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:09:26 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
("He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and it worries me." Sen Cochran on McCain)
To: Coffee200am
I remember in 80s Japanese bought lots of real estate on Manhattan (papers even said that Japanese own most of Manhattan). A few years later Japanese owners sold those buildings back - at loss.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:14:10 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: ken21
I presume you are the owner of the Chrysler bldg... Otherwise it’s not clear how it is an investement in “we”.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:16:34 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: WHBates
I believe back in the eighties the was lots of concern about the Japanese buying a bunch of stuff. I think it actually turned out to be a good thing as it helped the commercial real estate market to rebound, I hope it does so this time. Yup. The MSM were wringing their hands that the Japanese were buying America. The Rockefeller Center, famous golf courses, the list went on. Well, years later, when the currency valuations flipped, the Japanese lost their a**es and we bought back all the properties at handsome profits.
To: alecqss
we of the united states of america
benefit from foreign investment.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:26:34 PM PDT
by
ken21
( people die + you never hear from them again.)
To: ken21
In case of Chrysler bldg - how?
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:27:39 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: alecqss
money.
money coming into the united states.
foreign ownership is no threat.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:29:28 PM PDT
by
ken21
( people die + you never hear from them again.)
To: Coffee200am
I wonder how much the Statue of Liberty is going for?
Even if there are laws forbidding its sale, I’m sure the right amount would cause a “re-examination” of any such barrier.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:33:35 PM PDT
by
Oatka
(A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
To: ken21
I don’t care about ownership if a bldg - it was not even mentioned by me in either positive nor negative way. Re money - it’s not “coming into the united states” in this particular case.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:37:36 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: alecqss
After reading this thread, I'm surprised to see so many FReepers act as if they own it.
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:41:49 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
06/14/2008 5:43:04 PM PDT
by
alecqss
To: Coffee200am
Treasured? LOL! Like calling Anheuser Busch an American icon.
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