If they would quit looting state highway funds such as the 1 BILLION that was diverted last year alone (with reports of 10 Billion in all) there wouldn't be a shortage of funds. And private investors? Give me a break...this is a FOREIGN company. And what about the Perry aide, Dan Shelley, who worked for Cintra, went to the Governor's office, then went back to work for Cintra while the deal was being made? And why wouldn't Perry release the contract to the public previously? Shady deals one and all. Perry needs more than good hair to slick-talk this little lady.
And why wouldn't Perry release the contract to the public previously? Shady deals one and all.
I agree that 1/3rd of the gas tax shouldn't be diverted to education, but that diversion was put in place more than a decade ago and even if it were removed there would still be a major funding shortfall between gas tax receipts and needed road projects. Some roads are facing a 15+ year wait for funds under the traditional system.
Yes, private companies, any can bid, it just so happens that a consortium with a Spanish firm as one of the partners (along with an American firm Zachry, out of San Antonio) had the highest bid. Cadbury Schweppes and Nestle are foreign-owned firms, should we boycott chewing gum and chocolate? What are you afraid of, that Cintra will pick up the road and move it to Spain?
Did you know that Dick Cheney used to work for Halliburton? SCANDAL!
The contract has been made public and there was nothing nefarious in it, so much for that scare tactic, except for fooling some of the people who aren't aware of the facts.