Murphy Reprises Corzine’s Asset Monetization Plans, MMM Reprises ‘King of the Road’
Asbury Park Press graphic. Permission to use granted 11 years ago
Politico is reporting that Governor Phil Murphy is reaching back to the previous Goldman Sachs Administration in New Jersey by “launching an effort to identify state assets that could be leveraged to reduce New Jersey’s unfunded pension liability.”
Former Governor Corzine couldn’t sell his idea of selling New Jersey’s toll roads to investors (China) for a $30+ billion cash infusion to plug our chronic budget wholes. Will Murphy, who according to Politico is looking to sell more assets than toll roads,“numerous state assets, including property, buildings, roads, transit facilities, easements, air rights, naming rights and infrastructure, such as airports, bridges, water facilities, ports, parks and recreational facilities,” succeed where Corzine failed?
Politico says that Senate President Steve Sweeney supports the concept.
On January 21, 2008, MMM responded to Corzine’s scheme with a song parody crafted by Lori Gallagher, aka Mrs. Musings:
Posted: February 11th, 2019 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Jon Corzine, New Jersey | Tags: Asset Monetization, Goldman Sachs, Hocking the highways, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney | 1 Comment »