QUOTE: Originally posted by jruppert I also firmly believe taxes are the reason companies are moving to other countries. The common complaint is that cheap labor is the reason. Are taxes too high? Probably not, but this is just another way to cut a corner and keep the balance sheet looking good to investors.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jruppert Maybe not. But who buys stock in large american companies? - Foreign conglomerates.
QUOTE: Originally posted by jruppert I have to say first that I do not know much about the business of railroading, and I wish I knew more and maybe in time I will. On the surface, it seems that with ever increasing focus on unit trains and container frieght, the major railroads have less time for smaller customers. Maybe a solution would be to separate this type of business from the rest of rail service; a kind of privately run Amtrak for container traffic. This would be analogus to the breakup of Bell telephone, where the service provider is a separate business from the infrastructure owner.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
QUOTE: We're a great big rollin' railroad One that everyone can see 'Cause we're Usually Parked on sidings That's why we're called U.P. We're a million tons of cargo Just a rottin' in the sun We're the Union Pacific And our meltdown's just begun From the plugged up yard in Roseville To our mainline filled with cars It's a big congested mess Like a railroad version of SARS We're a thousand wheels of freight train All being held for power We're the Union Pacific Makin' half a mile an hour Bound from Omaha to Portland Our customers are in luck 'Cause we're setting out their cargos To load it all on trucks With Amtrak stuck in Oakland And in Denver and L.A. We're the Union Pacific And you're not gonna move today From the Valley to Dunsmuir We are runnin' out of crews But we'll deliver your great cargo 'Cause we're usin' DPU's We're much safer and efficient All thanks to remote control We're the Union Pacifc Our bean counters say it's so With our copyrighted emblem We're gonna make 'em bleed And the beatings will continue 'Til our tired crews succeed Our investors are all waiting With the shippers on their knees We're the Union Pacific And we'll deliver when we please...
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