Sammy Hanna: “Bad Bet on the Ouachita?”

Today there is this must-read column by Ouachita Citizen publisher Sam Hanna, Jr.

“However, it’s a bit discerning when taxpayers are called upon to put up some $465 million for a privately held company to take a stab at the free-market economy, especially when the company that’s asking for taxpayer support has less than $100 million in the deal. I suppose I wouldn’t be as nervous about it if those figures were reversed.

Maybe.”