tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post3856114169198814891..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Transit Trouble Coming from Wall StreetPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-50863665353395706502008-10-21T13:40:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:40:00.000-07:00If you think about it, by the way, this sort of de...If you think about it, by the way, this sort of deal is just a natural extension of the thinking you complained about two posts ago. There's a a big up front benefit, and who cares about the ongoing cost. As for risk, what's that? I think the whole privatization of roads idea is much the same too.crzwdjkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394805356595604336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-72206510976954869452008-10-21T09:46:00.000-07:002008-10-21T09:46:00.000-07:00we've made our government and the public good a sl...we've made our government and the public good a slave to corporate america again. why do government agencies always come out on the wrong side of these deals?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-28656569144452538522008-10-21T06:49:00.000-07:002008-10-21T06:49:00.000-07:00That's why they should have let the banks fail and...That's why they should have let the banks fail and put 700 billion into real infrastructure and social capital. The economy runs from the bottom up, not top down. But no, we will have to have a depression before common sense will prevail.fpteditorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620275872850435922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-61955326999234949522008-10-21T05:48:00.000-07:002008-10-21T05:48:00.000-07:00Wow..I read about this on MassTransit, and I could...Wow..<BR/><BR/>I read about this on MassTransit, and I couldn't believe that agencies had to resort to buying, selling, and then leasing back their assets just to make money! Insane. Truly Insane.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536532964936231120noreply@blogger.com