Toyota’s Body Count, Toll Roads and Voter Intimidation
US News & World Report claims that the death toll from runaway Toyotas was more than originally reported.
Concession agreements between cities and private companies are helping cities to bridge budget gaps.
Judicial Watch is suing the Obama Administration for its role in the Black Panther voter intimidation case.
1. TRANSPORTATION
US News & World Report claims that the death toll from runaway Toyotas was more than originally reported.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Scholar Michael Fumento on why the death toll is inflated.
“No, more people haven’t died. More people have simply come to the conclusion that a death in their Toyota over the last decade was caused by sudden acceleration. The offer of lucre has a way of jogging the ol’ memory.”
2. FINANCE
Concession agreements between cities and private companies are helping cities to bridge budget gaps.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Policy Analyst Marc Scribner on the benefit of concession agreements.
“Chicago finalized a $1.83 billion 99-year concession agreement in 2005 with a consortium consisting of Macquarie and Cintra, a Spanish infrastructure developer. The $1.83 billion infusion to City of Chicago coffers allowed the city to repay $855 million in debt, fill a $375 million budget shortfall, and improve its debt rating to save millions annually in interest payments. It also funded a $500 million long-term reserve and a $375 million medium-term reserve for the city. “
3. LEGAL
Judicial Watch is suing the Obama Administration for its role in the Black Panther voter intimidation case.
CEI Expert Available to Comment: Senior Counsel Hans Bader on why the Obama administration is at fault.
“Although FOIA requires that documents be released within 20 days, the administration has withheld for over a year the records Judicial Watch requested about how the administration dismissed a lawsuit that career Justice Department lawyers had won against Black Panthers who used a nightstick and racial epithets to drive white voters away from a polling place.”