All That Money Wasted?

Set up a system destined to fail, throw money at it for years, then privatize it? Must be the Shortshanks way:

• Under fire to deliver suburban-style curbside recycling to all Chicagoans, the Daley administration is exploring the possibility of privatizing the service, City Hall sources said Tuesday.

  Several aldermen, who asked to remain anonymous, said they've been told Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne is working on a plan to privatize recycling to shave as much as $40 million off the $60 million annual cost.

Hi Tommy!

So are taxpayers due any money back for this disaster in the making? Or are we just taking it in the shorts again?