Re: Latest from the NSW rumour mill

["David Proctor" <thadocta@spam.ozemail.spam.com.spam.au>]

MarkBau1 wrote in message <19990618052834.22998.00001168@ng-xa1.aol.com>...
><<<<>Selling 49% of a government entity is a quaint idea but one which will
>find
>no
>>supporters in the private sector.
>
>So true - just look what happened with Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and
>QANTAS!>>>>
>
>I could care less about the shareholders/investors, its the taxpyers that
get
>screwed in this 49% crap. Telstra was/is a cash cow, very different to a
state
>owned railway ditto com bank and Qantas.

Hi Mark,

My mistake. I took your comment that it would "find no supporters in the
privtae secttor" because the government retained a majority shareholding to
be interesting, that is all.

>Its all a big mess,

I agree - should be all or nothing.

DaveP