That makes no sense at all.
It makes me even madder at myself that I was not screaming and yelling earlier.
The only thing is that the Federal Government can raise the revenue, which the private sector cannot do and will not do ...
I completely concur that we have to have a permanent funding source.
Smaller States do not have the capacity right now to figure out how to do these P3s.
I would note for the record that Virginia was still ranked number one for business when a certain Governor was there.
You have to have dollars to leverage, and private dollars have to be paid back.
If you do not have that expertise to go toe-to-toe with Wall Street, you get snookered at times.
You need long-term capital, the assuredness that comes with 25- to 35-year money.
But think: it is easier to get a job at a McDonald's in terms of a security background check than receiving a TWIC card.
I will not take it personally that so many of my Republican colleagues showed up for my statement and none of the Democr...