tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post502196315723553159..comments2023-10-10T08:03:04.018-05:00Comments on Secondhand Smoking Jacks: The Golden State Economy v. Lone Star State EconomyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901973780238251138noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post-51112497577411499232009-03-27T11:48:00.000-05:002009-03-27T11:48:00.000-05:00Oh, they certainly gambled with a crook, too. But...Oh, they certainly gambled with a crook, too. But even if Enron hadn't been crooked, CA made a bad deal.Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319045516368609297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post-21555079031027134432009-03-27T10:50:00.000-05:002009-03-27T10:50:00.000-05:00It's all fuzzy to me now, but I thought that Calif...It's all fuzzy to me now, but I thought that California didn't merely lose a bet, but was the victim of a rigged game.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567967427556481084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post-70838383378641127212009-03-27T10:42:00.000-05:002009-03-27T10:42:00.000-05:00I'm sure it didn't. I don't think there was any t...I'm sure it didn't. I don't think there was any there there to provide any.<BR/><BR/>Madoff is the new Enron.<BR/><BR/>CA gambled by locking in for a long term with Enron playing the futures game...not so successfully. Southwest Air did comparatively well last summer by doing the exact same thing on jet fuel.Scooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319045516368609297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16220268.post-47233352858675246342009-03-27T10:05:00.000-05:002009-03-27T10:05:00.000-05:00This isn't exactly germane to your post, but it ma...This isn't exactly germane to your post, but it made me curious to know whether California ever got any recompense after it got screwed by Enron.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567967427556481084noreply@blogger.com