Markets seem to think the economy is about to boom...

[CosmicCowboy]

Copper prices have gone nuts since Trump got elected...up 30 cents in a week which is huge for a base commodity that has been hammered for years on China worries...

[vy65]

CAT has also jumped. They're expecting infrastructure legislation. They were also expecting a Hillary win.

[boutons_deux]

CAT has also jumped. They're expecting infrastructure legislation. They were also expecting a Hillary win.

Trash's infrastructure plan is for BigCorp to do the infrastructure in return for user fees (tolls) in perpetuity.

See Chicago's parking meter fiasco. 36000 meters owned by capitalists charging exorbitant rates.

See TX toll road bankruptcy.

Trash's kind of infrastructure deals for "common goods" end up failing, or succeeding in fleecing citizens for eternity.

How much do you think Flint's water will cost if "fixed" by BigCorp?

[vy65]

The first step towards tyranny, through the ages, has always been parking meters.

[DMX7]

Tyranny is what many republicans call the Affordable Care Act. No one is calling this tyranny.