National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank - Long deep strokes.

Submitted by Xenophon on Fri, 2008-03-28 00:48.

Earlier I mentioned the National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank in Britain they call it the PFI or private finance initiatives. It is a way to hasten feudalism and have the private sector loot the public commons. So what I need you to do is bend over and just relax.

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Look, Bloomberg's for the NIRB

Submitted by lambert on Fri, 2008-03-28 01:27.

What could go wrong?

It’s very encouraging that the theory behind the PFI’s is that the private sector is better able to manage risk. That theory’s not looking so good these days, since that’s exactly what the shadow banking system fucked up so badly.

Got any linky goodness on this, Xenophon? I started poking around, didn’t see anything.

And anybody who’s ever worked in a corporate cube knows that the idea of corporate efficiency is mostly hot air — and that corporations aren’t designed to handle anything like the scale that of government functions. There’s just no comparison…a

[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.

Got any linky goodness on this

Submitted by Xenophon on Fri, 2008-03-28 02:44.

Lambert. It’s my blog. Listen

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