“The underlying Mercedes margin excluding one-off items and provision releases was significantly weaker than expected. That was an area where the market was prepared for upside surprise.”
Adam Jonas
“Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions to a common table and mess together, feeding out of the common store according to their appetite.”
George Eliot
“There are many unanswered questions about the proposal and its provisions and restrictions. We want the Legislature to slow down and explain this bill to people so that everyone understands it and its potential impacts before it is voted upon.”
Jennifer Alexander
“This provision just goes too far. On its face it seems like a worthy concept, but when you look deeper you see major constitutional and equal protection problems.”
Jeff Craver
“I believe this provision of the bill does not set the bar high enough for PSC commissioners, who should be held to the highest ethical standards, ... I strongly encourage the members of the Public Service Commission -- who I know share in this belief -- to move forward with efforts to amend their code of ethics . . . to ensure that this provision of the bill is not misused.”
Jeb Bush
“If this provision became law, it could literally lead to the privatization of millions of acres of public land, including national park and national forest land.”
Dave Alberswerth
“One of the essential services a society requires is provision of fresh water and disposal of wastewater. Being involved in this industry, we are in a public health and environmental issues, so I consider myself an environmentalist and a conservationist, and that is a great satisfaction I get from doing this.”
William Berkman
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