Wednesday, February 4, 2009

State Biting the Hand That Steals From It

Related: UBS Makes Out Like Bandits in Massachusetts

And WHO is going to pick up the LAWYERS' FEES to FIGHT THEIR BAD DECISIONS?

That's right, taxpayers, drop trou and spread!


"Turnpike mulls suing bankers, advisers

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is considering suing its bankers and advisers because an interest-rate swap with UBS AG linked to $800 million borrowed for the Big Dig project soured. The state agency posted on its website a request for proposals for legal services "on the viability of any potential cause of action against the swap counterparty, financial adviser, insurer, rating agencies and/or other responsible parties" associated with the agreement with Zurich-based UBS, which dates back to May 2001. The agency has been in a dispute with UBS over the terms of the contract, which was supposed to lower the cost of $800 million in bonds by locking in a long-term fixed interest rate (Bloomberg News)."

Why does the Globe make that a brief from Bloomberg rather than reporting it themselves?

They don't want us to know we are being ripped off eights ways since Sunday, do they?


"Taking on old, sour deals

The Turnpike Authority's long-standing financial problems were exacerbated by a series of complex deals from earlier this decade that turned sour last year as the international credit crisis exploded.
AHEM!!

U.S. Banks Driving Credit Crunch ON PURPOSE!!

Bush Administration Created Credit Crunch Crisis

Lenders abruptly cut lines of credit

The deals are already costing toll payers millions of dollars and liabilities could rise to hundreds of millions of dollars.

As OUR SERVICES are GUTTED and TAXPAYER MONEY is SENT TO BANKS that are getting FEDERAL BAILOUTS, too!!!!!


The authority looks like it's getting ready to fight back, if it can.

Yes, the STATE is SO WEAK against the BANKS -- because they SERVE THEM, not YOU, voter!


Last week, the authority announced on its website that it was soliciting bids from law firms that could provide guidance on "any potential causes of action against" its financial adviser, the bank involved in a 2001 transaction, bond rating agencies "or other responsible parties."

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