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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:06 PM Original message |
Why Does Abu Dhabi Own All of Chicago's Parking Meters? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Corporate hot-potato...n.t. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. This makes me sick to my stomach. We've sold our country |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Who gets the parking ticket money? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. I have not. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. The ticket goes to the same place the parking fees go to. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. this is correct |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. You could be hauled up before the World Court |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. The world is up for grabs if you can pay for it |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Yeah. Yay. nt |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sickening. We've become a nation of whores. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. capitalism, bay-bee. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
27. Cause the city still writes the citations and boots your car if you have two outstanding. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. The fine goes the same place. You pay either way. n/t |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 08:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. i hear chicago has public transit. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. True (unless they sell that too). |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. I thought there were once laws about this kind of thing. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well something had to be done about the pensions |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. The only thing I like is one doesn't have to have a supply of quarters to park. |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 09:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
44. What do we sell next? And it was sold for 1/5 of what it was worth. That's inexcusable |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Wow, sweet deal |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. At least until we start selling our police departments. |
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Wounded Bear (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Nice shirt.... |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Daley is already doing that. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. Because Abu Dhabi has such a cool-sounding name? |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
11. They've raised rates THREE times since the meters became privatized. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. They can quintuple the rates, and whatayagonnadoaboutit? Vote out DUBAI? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Dart, for one, said he'd look into it if elected mayor. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. It likely does have an out (just my wild ass guess) but most of time billion dollar deals have ... |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Not only that, the rates in 2 years are going to be out the ass!!! nt |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
13. Because Bush/cheney inc,, |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Looks like the city council has some explaining to do eom |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. Wiat until kids here go to Dubai Charter Schools. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. That's our boy Daley. nt |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. Where is Cool Hand Luck when we need him?? |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's a sheik-down! |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. So Chicago took $1 Billion for revenue from its parking meters and now FOREIGNERS (maybe) control it |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Right--control of our government by corporations is the problem, not those corporations' place of |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. Sorry--why is it that I'm supposed to care about the nationality of the corporations that own us? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I agree that the big blunder is privatization period... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 05:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. +1. |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:00 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. It's like an advance on a tax refund you know is coming. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 07:50 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I thought I read somewhere the revenue will be close to 11 billion. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 08:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Ouch $11B for $1B. The city got slammed worse than I thought. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. I thought Milton Friedman only taught in Chicago. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-19-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. Some US highways are leased by the US from foreign countires too. |
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