Pa turnpike is a gov’t run entity. Everything the gov’t touches has lower quality and increased costs
I am calling for full real privatization, not bogus lease or concession.
It interesting that so called conservatives believe in the free market and despise welfare - but demand socialism for interstates
“It interesting that so called conservatives believe in the free market and despise welfare - but demand socialism for interstates”
It’s called CRONY CAPITALISM when states hand out monopoly-protected concessions on highways. But then you know that, but never want to debate it.
You live in a pipe dream... Or are smoking some great stuff.
Since the private contractors have taken over the costs of the turnpike has risen rediculously, if you think private enterprise will always give you the best price and performance you are just as big a fool as someone who believes government is the solution to every problem.
When you sell, lease or contract out public infrastructure you literally hand that private industry a monopoly over a piece of public infrastructure... They didn’t build it, didn’t conceive it, ont have any incentive to care and maintain it as long as their profits continue.
You are being beyond naive. Private industry wants to own and operate a toll road, by all means go out and build yourself one... But the idea that public infrastructure will be better managed by private enterprise is a pipe dream... It’s the flip side whackadoo of the coin to the whackadoos who think government can solve every problem better