I've been involved with some of the nonsense that goes on in contracting for highway, transit and rail projects, for everything from fare cards, to vehicle procurement, to construction, and there is plenty of corruption to be sure.

I understand the politics of influence peddling, how contract steering is done, and how the public is often bilked through bid rigging and the "change order" racket. A not minor part of my transportation career has been to occasionally even fix some of those messes.

I just like to see real evidence and effective solutions from the fact based universe, and maybe I've just grown a little weary of useless incoherent dogma and speculative fantasies from those who appear often to dwell in the land of Oz.....