[Leisler]

What is the connection between money spent, bridges and roads maintain to a specific standard? You know, so that performance can be kept a record of and poorly/inefficient state organizations dealt with?

(crickets)

I though so.

Money=rat hole.

Privatized the highways, transponder everything. Anything a government can do, thieves can do cheaper and better.

[jim_trent]

If I remember right, airport security was privately handled prior to 9/11. I forget. How well did that work out?

The simple fact is that unless the people who fail are fired, neither private or government employees are going to do their job.

BTW, there is a strong push to privatize highways. One of their things that the new owner is allowed to do is have a free hand to charge whatever the traffic (no pun intended) will bear. This means “congestion pricing”. There are lots of studies going on right now on how to maximize return with congestion pricing. Forget that you have already paid to build it. If you want to drive on it, get ready to shell out a lot more.

[jim_trent]

I am surprised that anyone on this forum would advocate GPS units on every car. That will make it easier for Big Brother to keep tabs on everyone.