Re: $4b transport plan to ease petrol heat

[Paul Blair <pblair@pcug.org.au>]

This is very dangerous stuff.

Building roads is one thing, keeping the asset is another. Having sold
the airport to pay for the roads, what will be sold to pay for their
upkeep?  Is there anything left to sell (except Telstra)?

The irony is that, with higher fuel prices, traffic volumes on many
roads will plateau or reduce. The money will be spent on fewer
users/voters. Maybe that's it...

Paul Blair
Canberra


On Wed, 18 Oct 2000 12:04:22 +1100, David Bromage
<dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:

>The federal cabinet is considering using up to $4 billion from the sale
>of Sydney Airport to pay for a new national rail and road building
>scheme to try to take the political heat out of rising petrol prices.
>The transport package is also expected to include a decision not to
>build a major second airport in Sydney.
>
>http://www.theage.com.au/news/20001018/A57486-2000Oct17.html
>
>[Speedrail anyone?]

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Paul Blair
pblair@pcug.org.au