Nuclear Blow to the U.S. , page 2

Insolubrious

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 11:01 AM

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A sensationalists title with very disappointing subject matter. Thanks.

Muundoggie

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 11:57 AM

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There is no UNITED STATES of AMERICA.
It is all an illusion now.

Quazze

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 12:48 PM

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This article is not 100% true. According to the Wall Street Journal (Thursday, December 18th), it says the following:

"Double your money in three moths with little effort! A get-rich quick scheme? No, more like Warren Buffet's latest financial coup. In September, Mr. Buffet's MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, aggred to buy Constellation Energy Group and invest $1 Billion upfront to keep the Baltimore power producer from collapsing at the hands of brutal markets. Wednesday, Constellation jilted that $26.50-a-share offer to accept a $4.5 billion bid from Electricite de France for 50% of Constellation's nuclear-generation assets.

The French power company's win may not be the best outcome for Mr. Buffett as a buyer, but for Buffett-as-investor it is none too shabby. While MidAmerican put only $1 billion into Constellation back in September, it will get back $2.1 billion now."

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

So you must realize that Warren Buffett's company, MidAmeican Energy Holdings, will receive an extra $1.1 billion from this deal. The OP suggested otherwise.

ConservativeJack

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 12:48 PM

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SAME thread

DIFFERENT day

(The US is going to get Nuked blah blah)

xoxo stacie

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 01:48 PM

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Well it seems to me that this is an aweful lot of money for a bunch of broke countries that need bail outs to be throwing around.....

I mean they do need us to pay back all these so called bail outs.. but at the sametime they are buying up everyone else....

marg6043

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:08 PM

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reply to post by dgtempe

Well it seems that when it comes to "capitalism" we chose our enemies and when it comes to enemies we bargain with them.

While people have been drilled that we most fight "Terrrorrrr" our nation has been sold one piece at a time to many states that we regard as foes.

marg6043

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:12 PM

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reply to post by Insolubrious

No really this about nuclear plants and foreign ownership the tittle fits the news very well.

Learn from the pros.

dgtempe

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:15 PM

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Well, i really think we are all just real stupid...or...they think we are real stupid because we sit back and just TAKE IT.

Or are THEY the ones out of touch?????

I think there may be some truth to all of the above.

AND another thing, we are all mentally ill, REMEMBER????? WE have been labeled as such, us conspiracy theorists nuts, have been declared mentally ill........Gee i wonder why.

WE ARE DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BECAUSE WE KNOW THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now i'm making myself all mad.

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dgtempe

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:15 PM

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DrZERO

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by badgerprints
It has nothing to do with France.
It's not the technology.
It's a French owned power company that Americans will have to purchase electricity from.
So, we give more of our income to a company in another country and get nothing in return.

They are selling off our country.

Economics teachers who died before 1985 must be spinning in their graves.

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This is a non-issue, American assets have been being sold to foreign investors for DECADES.

Maybe you only buy American made but a majority of Americans buy their crap from Walmart/Target etc. who gets most of their products from China. So you give your income to another country and bankrupt America's health care system at the same time. (ie. cheaper prices at Walmart by subsidizing their employees health care with your tax dollar, as Walmart does not offer any).

Besides, you ARE getting something in return for your money, electricity.

The real problem is with who is buying America's debt, not assets. The fact that China, Japan, England et al own upwards of 50% of the National Debt is what should keep you up at night.

marg6043

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:23 PM

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What many doesn't realize is that America use to be the pioneer of nuclear energy, but while America was allowed to fall behind France emerged as the number one.

Like many other things that America used to be number one to now be replace by other nations we are dying economically and our safety is nothing but an illusion.

The USA was a pioneer of nuclear power development*. Westinghouse designed the first fully commercial pressurised water reactor (PWR) of 250 MWe, Yankee Rowe, which started up in 1960 and operated to 1992. Meanwhile the boiling water reactor (BWR) was developed by the Argonne National Laboratory, and the first commercial plant, Dresden-1 of 250 MWe designed by General Electric, was started up in 1960. A prototype BWR, Vallecitos, ran from 1957 to 1963.

www.world-nuclear.org...

Why now as a nation we have allowed our status to fall behind and then on top of that we are selling what we have left?

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Anonymous ATS

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:39 PM

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Its all a part of the plan to become One World Order. For some reason, Americans are spineless zombies who just dont want to see or do anything about it for fear of government and or laziness.. or who knows what

OBE1

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Quazze
So you must realize that Warren Buffett's company, MidAmeican Energy Holdings, will receive an extra $1.1 billion from this deal. The OP suggested otherwise.

Terms: 593MM cash + 10% (20MM shares) of CEG common stock (Fri closing $24.23) + the initial 1BB injection-for-preferred shares, becomes a hard-money loan: payable in 12mo @ 14% interest

A more speculative long-term bet...becomes a risk-free short-term gain...with perks. Buffet moved-in fast & hard. Is it remotely possible that he anticipated the potential to leverage a counter-offer? I don't think they call him the Oracle for nothing

SLAYER69

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by marg6043

No really this about nuclear plants and foreign ownership the tittle fits the news very well.

Learn from the pros.

The French?

So what now?
At the first sign of trouble they'll just drop the nuclear rods and run?

marg6043

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 07:45 PM

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We have learn in this nation to see those that are not of the American nation as none equal.

But the truth is that our nation has many enemies and they would love to see the great America bending at the knees.

We are almost there already.

I wish our patriotism and love for the nation would run a littler more deeply, if that were the case we the people will still be in charge of the government and our nation would still be number one.

Moose Head

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 07:50 PM

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If were selling it for money ...im for it.....

Anonymous ATS

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 11:33 PM

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reply to post by marg6043

What's the problem? We get foreigners to give a US company $4.5Billion, so now the US company is recapitalized and can build another power plant. The asset still provides a service to US customers and is in US control.

thegreatobserver

posted on Dec, 20 2008 @ 11:51 PM

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Well, I don't know if you have figured it out....but the US already belongs to some extent to China.
China holds the largest debt of the US. That happens when you buy and can't pay back. Same with the housing market. People should not be surprised when on the street after the bank took their share.
This nuclear power plant thing is just a tiny part of the equation. I wouldn't worry so much about that. What's worse is that this country is significantly owned by China.

marg6043

posted on Dec, 21 2008 @ 08:17 AM

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And you truly believe that . . . that is going to happen right? you know what workers visas are? that is how corporate America outsource jobs in the US, guess what now France can used them to bring workers for less money to work in the US.

When corporate America are not taking the industries to other nations they just bring the workers into the US from other nations.

Such much for security, right?

Siren

posted on Dec, 21 2008 @ 03:14 PM

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French is okay, alien is okay, reptiles are okay so which group if any would raise your eyebrows or cause you to itch.

Careful, your answer may reveal your true identity.