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Why The Goverment should repo Union Pacific!

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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by M.W. Hemphill ... and laws had to be written first to make it legal, too. [/quote] true,...but I don't believe that is such an overwhealming obstacle. As a society we like to pretend our rights are so "secure", that we have "protections" yada yada. But, without going too far off into a sociological tangent, we are also very vain creatures, and as such are particularly suceptable to clever "spin mongering" presented under the pretense that " we can make *this* a better world" by deft manipulators using their favorite ploy......"The Greater Common Good" Reason why I used that illustration? Well as example that changing the laws is not that hard, ONCE ONE MANAGES TO BUILD THE CONCENSUS that something should be done. Protections for corporate entities, outside of their own deep pockets, are no more secure,..provided a "cause" worthy of action can be established. As it pertains to UP,....(bet you were wondering when I'd get to that), most of the negative sentiment against UP that I see stems from things such as: 1) they gobbled up someones favorite fallen flag, 2) Modelers are upset because UP rightly decided to protect it's trademark 3) Employees of railroads aquired by UP liked their old jobs with the former way of doing things more than they like the UP way of doing things, and 4) nostalgia buffs resistant to change, disturbed because UP operates the line near their house differently than they used to enjoy. None of those reasons are very compelling for justification to drag out "the heavy guns" (the greater common good) So, change is unlikely... Let a compelling reason materialize, such as (example) another meltdown spurring hoards of irate customers, some with pockets deep enough for serious lobbying action, and I think laws prescribing divesture could come rather swift (that's my own opinion, anyway). Absent a worthy cause to "slay" it, dragons are allowed to (and are even expected to) be dragons, but let the perception of a worthy cause enter the picture, and the "white knights" come out of the woodwork, slinging swords and chanting of "the betterment for all".
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