Bizarro World
Had dinner with my mom and P- tonight, and the topic of eminent domain came up. Of course the topic is dear to us because my apartment is directly affected. I kind of remember 10 years ago when the Chinese government swiped the land under Beijing McDonald’s to build a shopping mall, while America was awash with mergers and acquisitions. At the time, we never thought that what happened to McDonald’s could happen in a democratic society, and such robber barron “master of the universe” business deals could happen in a communist country.
What kind of week is it when the Chinese are involved in hostile takeovers, and the US validates government property grabs? Capitalist or Communist? Left or right?
Posted by F C on June 25th, 2005 under Brooklyn.