I thought only countrys run by thugs nationalize privately held companys?

[Stanchetalarooni]

Oh, the thuggishness of it all.

[mcctatas]

1. I think that's unfair...

we only nationalized the debt half, the profits are still safely in the hands of the private sector...

[elizfeelinggreat]

3. Thugginess

And your point should be what we shout from the rooftops -

[HughBeaumont]

2. Isn't this sort of what Ceaucescu's Romania did?

Plundered public funds to appease the country's wealthy and Big Business?

Only the USA is openly stealing from the taxpayer in this case? "Voluntary Compliance", anyone?

[L0oniX]

4. No shit ...and still they still attack Hugo Chavez for doing the same ...hypocrites!

[ThomWV]

5. Here is the difference: Thugs take the companies, our Government buys the companies.

It is a significant difference.