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jeff47

(26,549 posts)
20. Uh...not so much.
Mon Nov 30, 2015, 03:24 PM
Nov 2015
The cost would not fall disproportionately on the poor, because the poor are more likely to use public transportation.

Someone lives in a major city, and thinks everywhere else behaves the same.

Btw, here's how this works out in real life:
The "public-private partnership" forms a new corporation to build the toll road. The government guarantees the bonds, but they're supposed to be paid by tolls, so win-win! In return for their efforts, the corporation is granted a long-term right to collect those tolls. After all, the bonds have to be paid, right?

Then after the road is built, the corporation declares bankruptcy and dissolves. The toll collection rights are sold to another company as part of the bankruptcy. And then the government gets to make the bond payments, since they guaranteed the bonds. While not getting toll money.

This scam has been pulled many times in many states. We really do not need to nationalize it.
But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2015 #1
Sanders supports an infrastructure bank tammywammy Nov 2015 #2
Ya...but Bernie's infrastructure bank would fight the fascist oligarchy Cali_Democrat Nov 2015 #7
LOL SunSeeker Nov 2015 #21
The loans would only go toward projects that have “a dedicated revenue stream,” such as toll roads AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #3
Maybe read the article upaloopa Nov 2015 #6
I did AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #12
Read the article. Most of these things are already private! upaloopa Nov 2015 #17
Privatization AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #18
You are attempting to educate people who just became interested in the process three months ago. NCTraveler Nov 2015 #4
Funny but these folks would be against FDR's upaloopa Nov 2015 #5
Much of this reminds me of how Republican lawmakers ... NurseJackie Nov 2015 #11
No, it's an "evil plot" by lots of people. jeff47 Nov 2015 #8
Do you even understand the concept? upaloopa Nov 2015 #9
Yes. Apparently you don't. jeff47 Nov 2015 #10
The OP didn't read the PDF AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #13
Wouldn't exactly be unusual for the OP to not read it. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #19
It is a good idea, but there are some dangers. rogerashton Nov 2015 #14
addendum rogerashton Nov 2015 #16
Uh...not so much. jeff47 Nov 2015 #20
We agree, actually. rogerashton Nov 2015 #23
C'mon. EVERYTHING is an evil plot by Hillary...nt SidDithers Nov 2015 #15
Don't think its an "evil" plot by anyone angrychair Nov 2015 #22
Thanks, upaloopa, for the link. rogerashton Dec 2015 #24
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