Chicago is held hostage by a 75 year lease of its parking meters to Morgan Stanley, impacting public transport and alternate transportation funding.
Yet another example of how terrible privatizing public infrastructure turns out in most cases.
And how terrible cities are. And how terrible First Past the Post is, which is what enabled an incompetent mayor to rule qith impunity.
Cities are fine. Cities built around cars sucks. Cities built around people are phenomenal.
I’m going to optimistically assume that’s what they meant. Our cities fucking blow.
Yes, they do.
I just googled that, assuming it must be something from the 50s or maybe 60s - but 2008? What the fuck is wrong with you guys over there?
I mean, it is tempting if you are a soulless politician that only thinks as far as the next reelection. In 2008 the economy and therefore city finances were just a tiny bit under the weather. If you are then able to pull a deal that nets the city over a billion dollars, that’s great. You won’t be there to see the repercussions and you bolstered the balancesheet for a year, what’s not to like? /s
Don’t miss standupmaths side of this collab. Caught both on premier but the poking fun at climate town’s video style is hilarious.
The whip cut with Matt turned the wrong way was chef’s kiss perfect.
That brick wall gag was incredible. Matt Parker & Rollie Williams as a duo is too powerful
At least this is a lession for other cities
Matt Taibbi piece that ops video probably pulled from. For those to whom this is news, don’t pay yourself on the back, municipalities and states all over are doing this and have been for a while: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-excerpt-america-on-sale-from-matt-taibbis-griftopia-47769/
If you like the piece, Taibbi was one of the few who dug into and wrote about the great bailouts and all the scamming of American public at behest of lobbyists, the powerful and the “elected”. He’s got lots of other good work.
He kind of went off the deep end with the twitter files though about hunters laptop
