This is not really a debate about being innovative. We all know we need to be creative. This is not really a debate about infrastructure. We all know we need to improve our infrastructure. This is about the business deal on the table. Is this the right program at the right price?
I believe with all my heart that he is wrong.
It's twice the usual profit from an investment of this type and if they will make that much money, my question is: how much did the governor leave on the table?
I know the governor likes to move quickly. But we like to move correctly.
That means they would have paid more, they should have paid more for the Indiana Toll Road.
We are 48 hours away from locking Indiana into a 75-year contract. My message to the governor is: I hope you know what you're doing.
If we change our mind, if we change governors, if we change legislatures, we're stuck for 75 years which makes it important that we take our time and make a thoughtful decision here. There's been no individual analysis of this deal.
The bottom line is this: If we were investors in Macquarie stock, we would love this deal -- where can we buy it? But we're not. We are elected officials who are more concerned about protecting the people of this state than rushing into a very risky deal without all the facts.
My great, great grandchildren will still be living under this contract.
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