2016 Postmortem

rogerashton

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24. Thanks, upaloopa, for the link.

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 08:55 AM

Dec 2015

I found 1/2 hour yesterday to print out and read it. (I'm old: I'm still more comfortable reading from paper. Besides I can rack back.) The policy paper is about much more than roads, but it is in the case of roads that the generation of revenue to repay bonds is mainly an issue.

However "progressive" I do think that the paper is ambiguous on the privatization of infrastructure. "Public-private partnership" is a nice way of saying "crony capitalism." Both Hillary and Bernie have supported an infrastructure bank. If there are differences in their positions, it will be on this point. I haven't investigated that.

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Infrastucture bank is not an evil plot by Hillary [View all] upaloopa Nov 2015 OP

But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #1

Sanders supports an infrastructure bank tammywammy Nov 2015 #2

Ya...but Bernie's infrastructure bank would fight the fascist oligarchy Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 #7

LOL SunSeeker Nov 2015 #21

The loans would only go toward projects that have “a dedicated revenue stream,” such as toll roads AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #3

Maybe read the article upaloopa Nov 2015 #6

I did AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #12

Read the article. Most of these things are already private! upaloopa Nov 2015 #17

Privatization AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #18

You are attempting to educate people who just became interested in the process three months ago. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #4

Funny but these folks would be against FDR's upaloopa Nov 2015 #5

Much of this reminds me of how Republican lawmakers ... NurseJackie Nov 2015 #11

No, it's an "evil plot" by lots of people. jeff47 Nov 2015 #8

Do you even understand the concept? upaloopa Nov 2015 #9

Yes. Apparently you don't. jeff47 Nov 2015 #10

The OP didn't read the PDF AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #13

Wouldn't exactly be unusual for the OP to not read it. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #19

It is a good idea, but there are some dangers. rogerashton Nov 2015 #14

addendum rogerashton Nov 2015 #16

Uh...not so much. jeff47 Nov 2015 #20

We agree, actually. rogerashton Nov 2015 #23

C'mon. EVERYTHING is an evil plot by Hillary...nt SidDithers Nov 2015 #15

Don't think its an "evil" plot by anyone angrychair Nov 2015 #22

Thanks, upaloopa, for the link. rogerashton Dec 2015 #24