AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO OWN THE ROAD

My latest wild idea: sell the Interstate highway system to the highest bidder.

Pluses:

• Huge influx of cash
• No more tax dollars for maintenance
• Tolls may (may) discourage suburban sprawl
• Reduced highway trips = lower emissions
• Free alternative roads do exist everyplace

Minuses:

• As usual, tolls are a regressive tax
• Roads may not be maintained to the highest standards
• Private authorities wouldn’t have the power of eminent domain, so needed expansions would be very expensive
• Increase in price of consumer goods shipped by truck
• Accelerates the creation of a two-class society

So I’m not sure if it’s a good idea or not. What do you think?