Anyone know anything about the Global Crosssing fiasco that's about to blow up?

[KillerMuffin]

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=658593


I read this a few times and I'm still confused. Apparently bipartisan politics finally does something, but it isn't the right thing. *sighs*

 

[SINthysist]

I'm confused!

Trash bag tax protest?

Sounds like Kansas City!

 

[patient1]

I'll give it a shot. As I understand it :

In Ireland, plastic shopping bags are a major source of litter, & a particular problem , because the wind carries them so well.


Litter is bad for tourism, (because the pastoral setting is the image they use to promote the place) . Tourism is a major source of revenue, probably their largest industry.


The government tried to encourage the use of reusable cloth & fishnet grocery bags, common on the continent of Europe.


This didn't solve the problem, so rather than ban plastic shopping bags outright, or put a deposit on them, they instituted a tax to discourage their use.

Simple enough?

 

[SINthysist]

I think that the point is that the cut between the two cut and paste's was the victim of a missed keystroke...

 

[KillerMuffin]

Whoops. *blushing*

Try here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,45093,00.html

 

[lavender]

 

[Unclebill]

Originally posted by KillerMuffin
http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=humannews&StoryID=658593

I read this a few times and I'm still confused. Apparently bipartisan politics finally does something, but it isn't the right thing. *sighs*

Politics seldom does the right thing be it partisan or bi-partisan. And when is politics not partisan?

Here's a couple of links that provide some info regarding Global Crossing.

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/16_22/cover/17857-1.html

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/16821-1.html

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020131-25190445.htm