Not OC but I agree with him. Where I live, the toll roads are owned by private corporations, some of them entirely foreign owned corporations, and the rates are obscenely high. It isn’t about maintaining the road; instead it is about rent seeking behavior and maximizing shareholder profits. That is abhorrent to me. Public goods should be owned by the public.
We already pay the taxes. Tolls are on top of that to private corporations and that money is kept not used for road repair. Don’t talk about things you don’t know.
why do you think it’s gross?
Not OC but I agree with him. Where I live, the toll roads are owned by private corporations, some of them entirely foreign owned corporations, and the rates are obscenely high. It isn’t about maintaining the road; instead it is about rent seeking behavior and maximizing shareholder profits. That is abhorrent to me. Public goods should be owned by the public.
Ameicans want good roads but don’t want to pay taxes or tolls to keep them maintained.
We already pay the taxes. Tolls are on top of that to private corporations and that money is kept not used for road repair. Don’t talk about things you don’t know.