submitted by Kal
Dec 28 2008 — 10:52am
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Skug and jane - I pretty much agree. (Boring!)
It is the point when defense contractors also suck off the public teat. Corporate welfare. Puts dollars in Dick Cheney's pockets.
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9 Reader Comments
6:40 am
Bad idea, do not want, epic FAIL.
7:35 am
Privately operated airports are all over Europe. They seem to function, though Heathrow is a bit of a mess. But I’m not so certain that has anything to do with it operated by BAA.
8:27 am
Well, Rat, private ownership of airports has certainly kept the Europian economy from tanking like ours!
Oh, wait.
8:37 am
I don’t know that I’d shed any tears over the loss of the golf resort, but I’d hate to lose any public land.
8:41 am
Agreed, Jeffk.
Although it would be good to know more deets on the golf resort’s finances. A consistent money maker for the state, or a bad investment of public monies that should be sold off?
9:01 am
I don’t think I offered up airport privatization up as a complete solution to anything, Bob.
9:11 am
I know. Just thought I would unfairly attack your your acurate comment about airport ownership in Europe.
Seriously, though, this is being offered as a short term solution to the budget crisis without raising taxes. It also has the secondary purpose of “shrinking government” — in the form of all of the state employees that work at or with these places.
I think it’s a gimmick, not a solution. The idea is not completely without merit, if some properties cost the state more than they are worth, or if they lack long-term future value (which the airport has, I believe).
10:16 am
Seriously, though, this is being offered as a short term solution to the budget crisis without raising taxes.
T-Paw, the king of budgetary band-aids!
Until everyone takes this problem seriously, we’ll be doing this stupid dance every 4-6 years. Structural fixes, please.
11:05 am
I’ve got a feeling that we’re going to get a reminder in the next few years why a constitutionally mandated balanced budget is not necessarily a good thing.