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Amtrak and Privatization: Why a 16 Dollar Hamburger is Ridiculous

Posted by $ bigjim 11 years, 11 months ago to Business
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How privatization takes a bite out of costs and delivers better goods and services
SOURCE URL: http://www.economicfreedom.org/2012/11/14/16-hamburgers-and-amtrak-still-cant-make-a-profit/

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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 11 months ago
    “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today… what? Wait… $16 dollars! Popeye have you got any spinach left?” Wimpy O.A.
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    • Posted by WWJGD 11 years, 11 months ago
      Hey, once hyperinflation hits the US, that will be a good deal!

      Because by Tuesday, hamburgers will be twenty bucks...
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      • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 11 years, 11 months ago
        Hyperinflation does seem to be on the horizon. I feel we are re-living Carter economics! Are wide spread gas lines next? Decades of talk, and the government still stands in the way of energy independence and cheap energy which contributed to our past prosperity.
        Regards,
        O.A.
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        • Posted by WWJGD 11 years, 11 months ago
          No, we're not re-living Carter -- yet. But it's coming, and will make Carter look like a Sunday School teacher. Oh, wait a minute...

          And yes, widespread gas lines are next. Except in Texas, Colorado, North Dakota...

          But they'll clamp down on that toot sweet. Because everyone needs to suffer equally, you know...

          Which very well could lead to a black market here in Colorado. And Texas, and North Dakota...
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