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Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by mikeyouse on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @06:29PM (#34989865)
Contracts are only as good as the enforcement mechanism and in this case, the fact that it’s critical infrastructure only works in their favor. Just nationalize it, pay the existing owners some “fair value” amount for their trouble and resign to fighting a WTO lawsuit.
Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by dannyw on Thursday March 02, 2023 @07:52AM (#34995049)
ISDS, lose arbitration, get fined.