As expected, Jim Schellinger and Jill Long Thompson are making Gov. Mitch Danielsâ?? lease of the Indiana Toll Road an issue
in their campaign for the Democratic nomination to face him in November.
Both Democratic candidates have said they oppose his decision to hand over operation of the road to the private sector, and they repeated that stance last night during their first, and perhaps only, debate before the May 6 primary election.
From the beginning, Daniels has contended that the lease to the Macquarie-Cintra consortium unlocked $3.8 billion for building roads and other infrastructure to make the state more competitive.
In the two-plus years Hoosiers have debated the lease, the pros and cons seem to come down to a philosophical question of whether public assets should be operated by government or the private sector.
What do you think?
Both Democratic candidates have said they oppose his decision to hand over operation of the road to the private sector, and they repeated that stance last night during their first, and perhaps only, debate before the May 6 primary election.
From the beginning, Daniels has contended that the lease to the Macquarie-Cintra consortium unlocked $3.8 billion for building roads and other infrastructure to make the state more competitive.
In the two-plus years Hoosiers have debated the lease, the pros and cons seem to come down to a philosophical question of whether public assets should be operated by government or the private sector.
What do you think?
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P.S. wrought with sarcasm...
They just released numbers that the lease has earned the State arond $200 million on interest on the $3.8 Billion. That does not include the money the State has saved on maintenance, road construction, policing etc.... And to consider the fact we were losing millions on the road since the legislature refused to raise the tolls for 20 year, it is a good deal.