[9YearLurker]

Agreed—both are losers for the US.

Public-private partnerships are crony giveaways.

[Alberta's Child]

Public-private partnerships can work very well when they're implemented effectively. Some projects are perfectly suited for it ... such as wastewater treatment plants. These work well because the user is already paying for the service to a public entity; under the new arrangement the only thing that changes is that a private company mails the bills and gets paid.

The question is whether such an arrangement for transportation infrastructure project can ever really be implemented effectively. I'm not so sure about it, and the article doesn't address the biggest flaw in these arrangements: they tend to have a hard time attracting investment because are usually terrible investments for the private sector.

[dfwgator]

Public-private partnerships are crony giveaways.

It's basically Fascism.

[momincombatboots]

Tolls.. that’s like taking the milk carton back and paying full price after you pour a glass, and the next glass,until it is gone. How about despising of unions and crony bidding. Live within your means government.