Comments on: Obama administration sells transit out to protectionists (again) https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/ Liberalizing cities | From the bottom up Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 By: voyante en ligne https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-13778 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:27:17 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-13778 … [Trackback]

[…] Read More: marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/ […]

]]> By: cheap michael kors purses https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-13597 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:59:12 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-13597 cheap michael kors purses

Obama administration sells transit out to protectionists (again) | Market Urbanism

]]> By: Car Hire UK https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11038 Tue, 31 May 2011 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11038 Hey,nice post.The American manufacturing facilities aren’t unionized.Well written article.Thanks for sharing this article with us.Keep sharing with us.

]]> By: Greg https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11033 Fri, 27 May 2011 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11033 Off topic … when you move to New York, take the ferry to Staten Island. I did this morning and I was surprised by what I found at the other end. The ferry terminal on Staten Island is a major transit station that connects directly to Manhattan’s financial district via a short boat ride. It’s surrounded by a big road, a large surface parking lot, a minor league baseball stadium, and the Borough Hall. Waterfront property in New York City with fast, easy (and free!) access to Wall Street, and it’s used for a bunch of crap. What a waste!

]]> By: Adam Florek https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11032 Fri, 27 May 2011 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11032 For what it’s worth, the ‘Buy America’ mindset stretches back to well before the Depression. During the run-up to the 1858 midterms, Republicans exploited news that Scottish pipe had been used to construct the Washington Aqueduct in Pennsylvania. The economy had not recovered from the Panic of 1857 and Pennsylvania was a hotbed of protectionism with its iron and coal industries. Democrats (the party of free trade back then) usually scaled back free trade policy to accomodate Pennsylvania, but held fast in 1858. Ultimately, Democrats were slaughtered in Pennsylvania that year and Republicans were well positioned to elect Lincoln in 1860 and to becoming the party of protectionism. Before 1857, the party was primarily an antislavery party, but with the panic they would push for higher tariffs until World War II.

Makes one cynical about overcoming such opposition.

Source: James L. Huston, The Panic of 1857 and the Coming of the Civil War

]]> By: Rationalitate https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11010 Mon, 23 May 2011 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11010 The title was clearly distracting people from the content so I changed it, although given that organized labor lobbied hard for “Buy America,” I think the original title was accurate. But point taken – it’s changed.

]]> By: Scott Johnson https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11008 Mon, 23 May 2011 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11008  Well, Streetsblog linked to THIS article.  (And its unclear whether you’re talking about the city-specific Streetblog sites, or the blog aggregator).

]]> By: Scott Johnson https://marketurbanism.com/2011/05/22/obama-administration-sells-transit-out-to-organized-labor-again/#comment-11009 Mon, 23 May 2011 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.marketurbanism.com/?p=2498#comment-11009  Well, Streetsblog linked to THIS article.  (And its unclear whether you’re talking about the city-specific Streetblog sites, or the blog aggregator).

]]>