25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owned bridge

Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by rapnie on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:06AM (#39001762)

I don't know the extent of this practice, and maybe someone from Italy can provide more info, but last summer there was a news item on Dutch TV how residents in a south-Italian town on the coast could only afford to seek solace from the heat wave by swimming in the polluted harbour area, because all of the beaches were privately-owned and charging beyond their means. And it was suggested in the news item that that holds true for large chunks of the Italian coastline.

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Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by giansegato on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:30AM (#39002038)

that's correct. most beaches in Italy are privately held, with decades-long contracts

it's a huge scandal and yet very hard to solve because of the same dynamics of the bridge above: special interests, and hideous lobbying

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Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by Teever on Monday January 15, 2024 @11:06AM (#39002384)

I think a vicious PR campaign against the people doing the lobbying and the people being lobbied is a good first step in situations like this.

THe public should know the names and faces of the people involved and they should associate negative and petty emotions with them.

Most Canadians hve no clue about this bridge or the people like Moroun and his lawyers who are involved. These should be names that people spit on the ground when heard, there should be political cartoons and memes that satirize their faces everywhere. There should be boycotts against his businesses and the businesses of his lawyers and accountants.

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