I do not see government waste of tax dollars in this deal, but rather purely private funding. If I missed something please correct me. If it is complete private funding, I not only applaud this deal, I welcome it.
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billbears
I don't see it as a public vs private funding issue but rather as a sovereignty issue.
I could care less about sovereignty when it comes to building a road. Heck if the Chinese want to build all our roads, let 'em. If a US company offers a better deal, then let them build the roads.
For me it boils down only to the view of internal improvements. Congress was authorized to build only post roads. Not interstate highways (built under the lie of troop transportation), railroad systems, or anything of the sort. Those projects were intended to be driven by private industry alone.
The Chicago Skyway was once city owned; it has been sold to private hands. Is that likewise a "lose of sovereignty" too?