When you say NJ, I think of the citizens. The citizens own the Turnpike. We paid for it. The citizens do not want to lease it at all.
The Politicians, on the otherhand, already have it as a done deal, behind closed doors, as you already know, they own stock.
I don’t like Germany owning my water. I don’t want Spain owning/leasing/renting/add your own term our roads.
It sounds like the private toll road issue is a bigger problem in NJ than it is in Texas.