- Jun 3, 2007
- 1,207
- 2,046
- Detector(s) used
- A sharp eye, an AquaPulse and a finely tuned shrimp fork.
- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
Continuing in their long tradition of biased "Viewpoint journalism" Bloomberg (German for bull$hitter) brings us this piece of propaganda from some propagandists-in-training direct from that wellspring of capitalistic productivity- Academia!
Treasure Hunting Is the World's Worst Investment - Bloomberg View
The disconcerting part is this bit about England - Anyone think there is not a good bit of orchestration between the governments that rule us?
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Additionally, the U.S. Navy plans to redefine the Sunken Military Craft Act to include everything from historic galleons to Merchant Marine vessels from World War I and II. That may be the biggest blow to the treasure-hunting industry. The change would “make it practically impossible to salvage those vessels,” Kim Fisher, chief executive officer of Mel Fisher Family Enterprises, told the Florida Keys News. Last week, the U.K. navy followed suit and declared that all sunken Royal Navy ships worldwide are now protected by sovereign immunity."
This article was written by a couple of doctoral students in Europe who have just made their name in the "Let it rot in place" society. Let us all remember that the academics are the ones who advised the US government into it's present state. An academic is merely a bureaucrat in a university's political structure instead of in a local/state/federal governmental structure.
So here's to those guys and gals in those publicly funded jobs operating on funds supplied by taxpayers and publishing papers that no one ever reads out there protecting their collective resources.
Treasure Hunting Is the World's Worst Investment - Bloomberg View
The disconcerting part is this bit about England - Anyone think there is not a good bit of orchestration between the governments that rule us?
"
Additionally, the U.S. Navy plans to redefine the Sunken Military Craft Act to include everything from historic galleons to Merchant Marine vessels from World War I and II. That may be the biggest blow to the treasure-hunting industry. The change would “make it practically impossible to salvage those vessels,” Kim Fisher, chief executive officer of Mel Fisher Family Enterprises, told the Florida Keys News. Last week, the U.K. navy followed suit and declared that all sunken Royal Navy ships worldwide are now protected by sovereign immunity."
This article was written by a couple of doctoral students in Europe who have just made their name in the "Let it rot in place" society. Let us all remember that the academics are the ones who advised the US government into it's present state. An academic is merely a bureaucrat in a university's political structure instead of in a local/state/federal governmental structure.
So here's to those guys and gals in those publicly funded jobs operating on funds supplied by taxpayers and publishing papers that no one ever reads out there protecting their collective resources.