Archive for March 22, 2009
March 22, 2009
Today is World Water Day - perhaps the most important substance of the (over) life experiences again as evaluating. Even me personally the issue is very important, which is why we continuously since 1999 at least one article on the subject in the zeitgeist-print edition bring. For water that is available for our sources for information storage, for strange anomalies and other enigmatic, but also for thirst, water wars and cross-border leasing.
Just The latter, abbreviated CBL, is now - against the backdrop of the financial crisis - (again) in the headlines fall. Around 50 German cities and municipalities had between 1994 and 2004 from a chronic lack of money their waterworks, sewerage, sewage treatment plants, but also sells rail networks, exhibition halls, hospitals and even schools to American financial investors and then leased back (zeitgeist reported in detail in Issue 1-2004 under the title "The secret sale of our water" ). Thus, the investor received by U.S. law a tax advantage which he passed as the present value advantage of four to five percent to the contractors. However, the lion's share went not to the German cities and municipalities, but to banks and insurers - what a surprise? - Were on board. this entry »
