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Congrats To Trump On His Panama Canal Stand

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In a major victory for Trump, Blackrock has purchased the ports and the 80% share of the subsidiary companies previously owned by the Hong Kong company that Trump objected to.
Yay! Partnering business interests with the government’s interest isn’t fascist at all! Nope!
 
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Yay! Partnering business interests with the government’s interest isn’t fascist at all! Nope!
Such demeaning language, corporations are people after all.
 
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Yay! Partnering business interests with the government’s interest isn’t fascist at all! Nope!
I would rather have Blackrock control the Canal than have the Hutchinson (the Hong Kong firm control it.

Rubio convinced Panama to force a process to get the Canal out of China's influence.

The Canal has tremendous military importance. The issues go beyond the Hong Kong company charge US ships too much. They did that to everyone.
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As someone said in another post, those who oppose Trump cannot support anything he does (including fast-tracking the COVID vaccine). There is ZERO question in my mind that if Biden had gotten Panama to do the same thing, he would have put up for impeachment for his actions. That's just our politics.
 
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Yay! Partnering business interests with the government’s interest isn’t fascist at all! Nope!
blackrock is smart. Get in on the wave where the US government directs investment. They will sell their stake at a profit, while the US government subsidizes. For reasons of security this is likely needed. Let's see how the subsidies shake out though. I hope too the USA is encouraging the building of another canal in Mexico or a Central American nation.
 
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blackrock is smart. Get in on the wave where the US government directs investment. They will sell their stake at a profit, while the US government subsidizes. For reasons of security this is likely needed. Let's see how the subsidies shake out though. I hope too the USA is encouraging the building of another canal in Mexico or a Central American nation.
 
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