Private Highways

[Brian K Beckett]

At the outset of the Iraq war, the Bush administration estimated that it would cost roughly $50 to $60 billion to oust Saddam Hussein and set that nation on the road to democracy. Five years later, the price tag is $600 billion and counting. As the economy sours, it becomes clear that one overlooked casualty of this war will be America's creaking infrastructure.

Free markets may be the only way to save the nation's roads and highways. They might even be the best way to save them. The Department of Transportation, under this Administration, has made no secret of its desire to lease highways to private companies, to use tolls and congestion pricing, to auction off fast access to those willing to pay and to otherwise let free markets drive transportation.



Way more here
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/roads-and-highw.html



Read this and let me know what you think about it.

The British are coming!!! And Rome is falling!!!

[Chuck]

Scary thought that we would be at the mercy of private corporations to plan a destination.

[Brian K Beckett]

Yes it is. I always knew I wanted to pay a company a tole fee to drive on a road that I have allready paid for with my tax dollars. I cant wait. I think I will make me dollar bill despencer for my door so I can pass thru them quicker...

As I have said in other post. No one seems to care that this is a possible reality. Something very wrong is going on in this country.

[tkcomer]

Something very wrong is going on in this country.

That statement is very true. I know I sound like a broken record, but it's the voters fault. This wouldn't happen if we voted out the incumbants and told the newbies to quit spending trillions on things outside this country. Bad things happen. But we can't afford to fix every country in the world. Not when this country is in such bad shape. Privitize roads? Can't get that pothole fixed? Think about that the next time you're in the voting booth. Don't vote for ANYONE who says we should do somethiing (Spending your tax dollars) for someone outside this country.