Monday, April 16, 2007

The Lessons of Racketolling: If You Don't Like the Press You're Getting, Then Buy the Newspapers

In their efforts to brain-wash persuade Texans to support privatization of public roads via tolling, Australian toll road company Macquarie bought 40 local papers, many of which were critical of the public-private tolling scheme called the "Trans-Texas Corridor."

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