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Trains Crash, People Die — So Who Wins? Answer: Shareholders!

Posted by on Feb 22, 2023 in Blog, Essays | 0 comments

 

 

 

Capitalism in one paragraph:

The Norfolk Southern railroad company is paying $6.5 million (that’s “million” with an M) to derailment victims.

Meanwhile, the company is shelling out $7.5 billion (that’s “billion” with a B) for shareholders!

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Rio Renovation? I Call — B.S.

Posted by on Feb 21, 2023 in Blog, Essays | 1 comment

 

 

 

The owners of the Rio just announced plans to renovate a disco-era property that should have been imploded a decade ago.

I’m not buying it.  I’m not buying the poorly-researched Las Vegas Review-Journal article on this “breaking news,” and I’m certainly not buying the shithole known as the Rio.

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