The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

What is with public officials wanting to sell public highways, bridges, and roads to private buyers? Can you explain what good could come out of that? A couple of years ago, the Coquihalla highway in British Columbia, Canada was to be sold by the province to a private company. It raised such a stir that protestors stood at the toll booth expressing their outrage, which inevitably led to the province dropping the issue. I guess protestors don't just make good tear gas targets after all; they can have a purpose. Personally, I can't see a private corporation maintaining road conditions. I can, however, very much see them boosting the toll expense to contemptible prices. My opinion, which is probably an extremely realistic one, is that people would be paying unreasonable prices to get from one place to another on a road not fit for any horseless sleigh. How far will privatization go and will it be worth it when it comes right down to it? That's what I'd like to know.