Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473364,00.htmlFox News wrote:
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota is deep in the hole financially, but the state still owns a premier golf resort, a sprawling amateur sports complex, a big airport, a major zoo and land holdings the size of the Central American country of Belize.
Valuables like these are in for a closer look as 44 states cope with deficits.
Like families pawning the silver to get through a tight spot, states such as Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois are thinking of selling or leasing toll roads, parks, lotteries and other assets to raise desperately needed cash.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has hinted that his January budget proposal will include proposals to privatize some of what the state owns or does. The Republican is looking for cash to help close a $5.27 billion deficit without raising taxes.
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Short-termism FTW
Should just raise taxes.
Should just raise taxes.
Fuck Israel
Maybe cut some programs instead. Bring Ventura back, he gave us all money, he had to be good.
"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation" - Barack Obama (a freshman senator from Illinios)
Eh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Sell a road, and a toll will pop up.
You buy a road to make money, simple as that.
You buy a road to make money, simple as that.
even the mona lisa is falling apart
Using less money also helps.Dilbert_X wrote:
Short-termism FTW
Should just raise taxes.
The gov was thinking bout doing that with the Turnpike round here(PA), got shot down though.
True, burning your house down to stay warm is usually a poor plan.#1Spot wrote:
Using less money also helps.
Assuming theses facilities are profitable, and to be saleable they'd almost have to be, it doesn't make sense to sell at this point (Gomez Adams never got that).
Fuck Israel
Selling a few parks is ok. Selling roads is probably a bad idea though.
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