The
Private/Public Partnerships touted by Agenda 21 implementers has a down-side.
This was
a codename for corruption and the donation of taxpayer dollars to corporations
who are looking for a hand-out and requiring “tax relief” to build new
boondoggles all over our cities.
As we
remove unnecessary and overpriced regulations from builders, we need to back
off of the extortion racket that has been raging for the past 8 years.
This
notion that we can mix tax dollars with corporation dollars is not a good
idea. The only way to make sure that
government doesn’t shirk its duty to maintain infrastructure is to not allow
it.
Governments
will need to return to “lowest bidder” selection and get rid of its “scoring
schemes” that would allow a higher bidder to get the job. Governments should
require contractors to guarantee their work by having them buy a “performance
bond” to insure the project against non-conformance.
Under no
circumstances should private companies be allowed to collect taxpayer dollars
to operate their private schools as charter schools.
States
should not allow private companies to build and own highway systems paid for
with taxpayer dollars.
Taxes
from one county should not be donated to other counties.
Government
work needs to be separate from developer work and the two should not enter into
partnerships. Some current government services should be transferred to the
private sector, like bus service. There is no reason to have any tax-subsidized
public transit..
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
1 comment:
This is so true. Public/private partnerships occasionally seem to be working beautifully, but lack of clear structures for accountability always shows in the long run. It's hard to think of a better example than Washington's Metrorail (sigh--I *liked* Metrorail during those few years when it worked).
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