http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/post-columnist-roundup-26/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:46:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/05/18/post-columnist-roundup-26/#comment-8922 Mike Licht Fri, 18 May 2007 17:57:05 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/05/18/post-columnist-roundup-26/#comment-8922 The term "public-private partnership" is invariably a sign that the public is going to pay the freight for some private business venture. If Fenty replaces the backroom deals of so-called “independent development authorities" with process transparency, great. If this is just creates a centralized backroom for the prevailing give-away schemes, we're better off having the rascals bidding against each other for shares of the public spoils. The term “public-private partnership” is invariably a sign that the public is going to pay the freight for some private business venture. If Fenty replaces the backroom deals of so-called “independent development authorities” with process transparency, great. If this is just creates a centralized backroom for the prevailing give-away schemes, we’re better off having the rascals bidding against each other for shares of the public spoils.

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