Re: Road Cost Recovery.

[telljb@OZ.ozemail.com.au (Tell)]

David Penna <djpenna@one.net.au> wrote:
>I agree, as long as privatisation is done properly.  None of this half
>hearted crap that is an excuse for making budgets look good.  Privatise
>the lot or not at all!   The trouble with privatisation is that its all
>about maximising $$$$ - governments should privatise rail in such a way
>that it will operate better - that's where the long term benefits to the
>community will come - and not just for the short term $$$ benefits.

Yes indeed and I believe this is the situation in
Victoria, creative accounting with smoke and mirrors. 

>EASY! Stop them being operated by private companies and put them into 
>government hands :->
>Not that a government would deliberately put trucks off the roads.
>They'd just run them like they run the railways.

Now that is a novel idea, I like it. ;-))

----Tell
Alice Springs NT