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The Role of Privatization in Efficiency and Democracy
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If Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics, there’ll be some serious work ahead in our city. City officials are looking to local and national businesses to do some of the heavy lifting. The recent effort to privatize Midway Airport has been delayed, but if the deal goes through it will be the largest corporate-owned U.S. airport. There are also those pesky now privately run parking meters.
What are the consequences of all these public-private partnerships? Is there a better way to keep revenues on track and deficits in check? Attorney and UIC professor Evan McKenzie and Scott Bernstein of the Center for Neighborhood Technology will take your questions.
You can email us and send us a tweet if your question didn't make it in the broadcast.
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David Thoresen, Chicagoland // Tuesday, April 07, 2009 @ 8:36 PM
I am strongly against most privatization. I recently received a $100.00 ticket for failing to come to a complete stop at a red light, before I turned right on red. I have since researched these red light cameras and found that many have actually caused more rear end accidents, than prevented accidents overall. Many towns get a minimal share of the profits, some get no money at all depending on the contract. To me this seems like a case of private enterprises profiting as they compromise
our public safety. At the very least the municipalities should receive the majority of the profits from these tickets. It also seems grossly unfair that a private company is assessing penalties that used to be assessed by law enforcement.
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Jeffrey Collord, Chicago // Wednesday, April 08, 2009 @ 10:29 AM
Privatization needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis. Some cases are bad ideas, some are good. See my comments on privatization of substance abuse treatment at twitter, @jcollord
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