Spinning corruption

While sure there are some good projects in the infrastructure Bill, it's the corruption of giving private companies the contracts to steal our public resources that is at issue. Thank you Democorps.

"A provision in the bill incentivizes state and local governments to hand control over some of the new projects to corporations and private investors. And that will create opportunities for bad things to happen. [...] The danger is that this additional funding comes with strings attached. The private investors negotiate contracts — called “public-private partnerships” — that allow them to profit from raising water rates or hiking tolls on highways, or from charging the government expensive lease payments. These contracts are not only more expensive than if the state or locality used traditional public financing, but they also often empower private investors to shape public policy."