Posted on 01/16/2013 4:32:11 PM PST by jazusamo
"This is not about building a railroad, it's about getting the funding. Once California gets the federal funds, they can cancel the project, but still retain the funds, if it is used for "other" transportation projects."
The time was not right to pursue the conversation, but I found the thought to be interesting.
AGENDA 21... WRIT LARGE
I believe your attorney is right on the money.
The only “common ground” one can find with a Socialist/Progressive is to do precisely what he wants.
All the decent people have left Mexifornia.. all thats left..
are looters.... looting each other.. high drama..
-OR- the random alien thats not connected yet..
Any decent people left are either too stupid to leave or
not decent at all, they merely play decent people as a cover..
Kill this boondoggle.
I suggest a book on the topic by a disaffected leftist reporter by the name of Richard Trainor: Paradise Lost?. The bulk of the book is about exactly this sort of big-budget transportation "infrastructure" scam. The essence is a scheme called "pump and dump," wherein the news about these projects bring big stock benefits for the well-connected. DiFi is a big player in this racket because hubby dear sits on a lot of the boards of directors of the construction and development companies looking to cash in on the game. These political whores don't care if the train is ever built. They ride the run on pennny stock when the project is announced, pay off the union bigwigs with an inside tip, and unload it on the pension holders when they're ready to let the bad news drop. That of course lets the taxpayer pick up the tab if the returns fall below their wildly inflated expectations.
If the public employees of this state knew what a racket their unions were, they'd rebel, big time. Which is why Trainor was never able to get a periodical publication to run it.
Two comments:
First, thanks for the tip on the book. I will definitely get that.
Second: In defense of my friend, he actually made the comment, implying there was much more about it then we could get into.
And BEEP you too pal.
I and my families and most of my friends are all Californians, brilliant, happy Californians who love our homes and our friends and our jobs and the natural beauties within this once-incredible and STILL AWESOME land.
True, we are nevertheless disgusted with the liberals in our midst. But stop with your idiotic broad-stroke criticism of all Californians. Makes you sound exceptionally moronic.
“Any decent people left are either too stupid to leave...”
Perhaps you could elucidate on that remark about “decent people”, and “too stupid”.
There are some of us decent people here in California, born here, and with a lifetime of accumulated investment who remain at this time in the course of history because it would be “too stupid” to leave. We’d be throwing away our lives just to leave. THAT WOULD BE “TOO STUPID”.
While working on something and listening to conservative talk radio, I heard that amendments made to the rules on this project stipulate that contractors have to give money to union political slush funds. Yes, our tax dollars will be going to political action funds for unions. Contractors will be limited to no more than 5 non-union members, and the rest of their employees must pay dues to the unions. This whole boondoggle is about enriching unions and furthering their pro-leftist political activities.
GET RID OF THIS LIBERAL CLAP-TRAP WET DREAM!!!
“Any decent people left are either too stupid to leave or
not decent at all, they merely play decent people as a cover..”
Y’know, there are about 4000 Freepers in the California locale.
We aren’t all stupid or indecent.
We all have our reasons to be where we are.
All the California infrastructure money goes to union slush funds, while they SLOWLY get on with it. We have been building the new half of the Bay Bridge for what, 20 years now?
We built the entire GG Bridge in the 1930’s in a couple of years. We had slide rules then. Not even any calculators.
You are so right. When an AFL-CIO big shot like the goon named above speaks out for federal funding you can bet there's tens to hundreds of millions in it for the union thugs.
[ Y’know, there are about 4000 Freepers in the California locale. We aren’t all stupid or indecent. We all have our reasons to be where we are. ]
Maybe you’re right.. MAYBE NOT..
Free Republic(administration) is located in Mexifornia.. true..
There may be a few isolated “Zones”.. of decency left..
But I could be WRONG... Fresno is looking pretty weak..
The whole State seems to be like a Taco thats fallen to the ground..
That the dogs are eating.. but Berkley(Oakland) and San Fransicko have always been dog dirt.. wormy and mangy..
I was raised in So.Cal... not the same place anymore..
[ We’d be throwing away our lives just to leave. THAT WOULD BE “TOO STUPID”. ]
Stupid is as stupid does..- Gump..
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