Monday, July 29, 2013
"In the World's Richest Nation, Bridges Shouldn't Collapse"
Add politicians and that logic goes you know where...
At RealClearMarkets.com, Rick Geddes explains how this could be a solution:
"Public-private partnerships have the potential to revolutionize bridge, tunnel, and road operation in the United States. Yet only thirty-two states currently have laws on the books that enable their use. It is time for the United States to catch up to the rest of the world, and to enjoy those benefits. There have been almost 600 bridge failures of one form or another in the United States since 1989. In the world's wealthiest nation, there is no reason to tolerate manifestly hazardous bridges. We should not wait for a fatal bridge collapse to adopt a better policy approach."
