Bill Todd Does Not Represent Good People

You missed one of the shadowy non profits. Bill Todd also was the lawyer for Road to Work, a 2006 non-profit group created to “build a coalition in support of privatizing the turnpike.’’

When the group was announced, its supporters said it would boost economic opportunities and create jobs for Ohioans by leveraging a lease of the Ohio Turnpike….’’ The same announcement insisted that the the non-profit “is not affiliated with any campaign or political party.’’

Despite the claim of independence, the cause it championed was identical to Ken Blackwell’s plan to privatize the Ohio Turnpike. And Ken’s plan and Road to Work both debuted when Ken was running for governor. Hardly a coincidence.

Had the plan to privatize the Turnpike succeeded, it would have put money in the pockets of bond houses — run by lots of Blackwell donors — and would have been an unvoted tax on truckers because their tolls would have spiked up — just as they did in Indiana when its toll road was privatized.

Just like the payday effort, Todd is shilling for a client that wants to prey on the poor.