http://disqus.com/people/9736e379289e8e1811a01073d9c8a2bf/enFri, 27 Feb 2009 14:27:31 -0000http://jerrybrito.disqus.com/jerry_brito_a_pc_graduates_to_a_mac/#comment-6707566Is work paying for that?MyersFri, 27 Feb 2009 14:27:31 -0000http://crispyontheoutside.disqus.com/help_us_choose_our_wedding_menu/#comment-2777848Well I'm partial to southern food, so I vote for the fried mac-n-cheese balls and the fried pork tenderloin....oh wait, was that an option?MyersWed, 01 Oct 2008 09:45:51 -0000http://cafehayek.disqus.com/waste_expo/#comment-13615740<p>I was also in town during the APEE conference, and one of the most intriguing stories I ran across while in Vegas was the Vegas Monorail (<a href="http://www.lvmonorail.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.lvmonorail.com</a> ). </p><br><p>While the monorail has run into recent trouble (<a href="http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb-11-Sat-2006/news/5833357.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Feb...</a> ), its funding is an intriguing story. </p><br><p>The $650 million system was funded with private bonds by businesses fed up with congested traffic on the Strip (<a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/19/BUGL153H821.DTL&amp;type=business" rel="nofollow">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=...</a> ). </p><br><p>Unfortunately, the managers lobbied for, and got, special tax favors, and are now looking for public funds to expand. Still, it makes for an interesting case study.<br><br></br></p>MyersThu, 06 Apr 2006 12:51:45 -0000